Monday, February 18, 2013

Egypt Salafists Set Greek Catholic Church on Fire; Christians in Egypt Now Demoralized, Insecure

A mob of hundreds of Egyptian Salafists (Islamic fundamentalists) surrounded a Coptic Church on February 16, threw stones at it, and set it on fire.

The attack took place in Sarsena, a village 60 miles southwest of Cairo, the Catholic Culture website reports today (February 18, 2013).

"The Christians don't feel secure at all, especially now," Father Rafic Greiche, spokesman for Egypt's Greek Catholic Church, told Vatican Radio.

Fr. Greiche added, "We have a lack of security, and the people are demoralized."

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