Saturday, July 24, 2010

Egypt Court Overturns Coptic Remarriage Law; Coptic Pope Had Urged Court to Overturn Law

The Christian Post website reports today (July 24, 2010) that Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has overturned the ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court that would have forced the Coptic Orthodox Church to issue remarriage permits to divorcees despite the church body's stance on the issue.

Bishop Armia, secretary to Egypt's Coptic pope, expressed his thanks to Egypt's Minister of Justice, the pending judge and members of the constitutional court on behalf of the Coptic Church for overturning the administrative court's controversial decision.

Coptic Pope Shenouda III had urged Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court to reconsider its decision back in May -- arguing that marriage is "not a simple administrative act" but a sacred and religious one.

Although they only account for about 10 percent of the largely Muslim country's 80 million population, Coptic Christians make up the Middle East's largest Christian community.

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