Saturday, April 19, 2014

Egypt Mil. Commander al-Sisi Visits Pope Twadros; Gives Easter Regards to Coptic Orth. Church Head

Pope Twadros II of Alexandria and All Africa received Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Egyptian military commander) at the Mark Cathedral situated at the Headquarters of the Coptic Orthodox Papal residence in Cairo, the Orthodox Church Info blog reports today (April 19, 2014).

Marshal al-Sisi congratulated Pope Twadros and conveyed greetings on the occasion of Pascha (Easter) and the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

This was the first visit made by Marshal al-Sisi to the Cathedral, since he became the head of Egypt's government last July.

The meeting was also attended by the Rev. Angelos Isaac, secretary of Pope Twadros, and the Rev. Paul Halim, spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church, as well as several high-ranking government officials. Marshal al-Sisi's visit with Pope Twadros illustrates that an important close and harmonious relationship exists between the Egyptian government and the Coptic Orthodox Church -- something that was not the case under Egypt's previous Muslim Brotherhood government.

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