Egypt’s Coptic Church Warns Authorities Over Religion Change Controversy

Thursday, 03 April 2008
By BosNewsLife News Center

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has warned Egyptian authorities his denomination will not recognize an Egyptian court ruling that Copts can convert to Islam, obtain a divorce, and then return to the Coptic faith, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, April 3.

"We only abide by the Bible," Pope Shenouda III told Egyptian media. He added that the court ruling had only "civil, not religious" authority, reported Catholic World News (CWN) agency. the rest