ICC Note:

Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros reportedly asserted that displaced Coptic Christians may be able to return home to the Sinai Peninsula. He continued to highlight the positive relationship between the Christian population and civil institutions that can prove beneficial for the threatened people. With outside forces such as the Islamic state attempting to divide the country of Egypt, Tawadros seems to believe it is important now more than ever for the country to come together.

3/30/2017 Egypt (ICN) – Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II has sought to calm fears in the wake of several attacks on Christians in North Sinai by jihadists last month. In a television interview broadcast on Monday, March 27 by CBC satellite channel, the Patriarch said the reports of violence are an exception to the norm. This was the country that welcomed and protected the Holy Family when they escaped Herod, as narrated in the Gospel of Matthew he said.

Patriarch Tawadros pointed out that the the attacks carried out by jihadist groups affect Egyptian Christians, but also the army, police forces and the judiciary.

Behind these terrorist actions of jihadists linked to the self-styled Islamic State (Daesh) – stressed the Patriarch – there are forces and organisations alien to Egyptian society, which aim to divide Egypt.

In the interview, Tawadros also highlighted the harmonious relations between the Church and civil institutions.

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