The Church has banned all bishops and priests from speaking to the media throughout this week in fear of accidently causing fitnah. An ecclesial source says the pope’s recent apology to the Egyptian people is the first of its kind, which shows how much he values Islam and Muslims. Secular Coptic leader Kamāl Zākhir expressed his resentment of an anonymous statement attacking the Islamic Research Academy’s statement responding to Bishop Bīshūy’s recent comments.

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