Tuesday, November 6, 2012

How Will the New Coptic Pope Deal with the New Islamist Egypt?

From Time-

Transparency on any level has never really been a modern Egyptian strongpoint. Crucial transitional moments — like Hosni Mubarak’s ouster or President Mohamed Morsy outmaneuvering his rival, the Defense Minister who was also head of the military junta, in August — tend to happen behind closed doors. The public generally finds out who the new boss is via opaque communiqué.

So the leadership of Egypt’s Coptic Church gets marks for conducting a truly transparent papal-selection process — literally and physically transparent. On Sunday morning, following a lengthy and lavish special Mass, the names of the remaining three candidates were written on pieces of paper. Each was folded and sealed inside a clear glass ball.

Read more:

http://world.time.com/2012/11/05/how-will-the-new-coptic-pope-deal-with-the-new-islamist-egypt/#ixzz2BRNxu1uZ

also here USA Today


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/11/04/egypt-coptic-christian-pope/1680103/

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