In a related development, Bishop Bisantī of Hilwān and Ma’sarah denounced rumors, circulated by some websites, about Pope Tawadros mobilizing Coptic businessmen to withdraw their trust funds from Egyptian banks. He added that rumors like this depict Copts as if they are looking for their own interests not the country’s, which is not true, according to the Coptic Orthodox Bishop.

Bishop Bisantī continues that the Church always prays for the peace of the nation and Copts are looking for the best interest of their country like the rest of Egyptians (‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, Jan. 6, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic