In this article, the Revd. Dr. John H. Watson comments on Adel Hamouda’s article on father Matta el-Meskeen that was published in Al-Arabi of July 23, 2000. Watson believes Hamouda’s article "is an extraordinarily interesting article for all who are concerned with the life of the Coptic Orthodox Church." He, however, doubts Hamouda’s theory that President Sadat could exclude Matta el-Meskeen as a candidate for patriarch after the death of Kyrillos in 1971.