Thousands of Egyptians Patriarch Senoynta apochairetisan c - TopicsExpress

Thousands of Egyptians Patriarch Senoynta apochairetisan c 17/3/2012 thousands of people-including Muslims-dressed in black gathered in Cairo for funeral of Patriarch of Senoynta c cutter, who in the last years of his life he tried to reassure the community of Christians who watched with nervousness the rise of political Islam. Senior church officials from several countries and the Vatican and foreign ambassadors, gathered in the Cathedral of San Marco. Even attended several candidates in the presidential election and delegation of the Supreme Council of the armed forces that essentially continues to rule the country after the fall of Hosni Mubarak. In accordance with his wishes, the burial will take place at Wadi El Natroyn monastery, Northwest of Cairo. Security measures were tight: dozens of police and army vehicles were akrobolistei at several points around the Cathedral. On Sunday, the Church where his body was exposed in Senoynta folk pilgrimage had to close several times to control the crowd after at least two pilgrims trampled to death, said medical sources. The Senoynta III – Primate of the Coptic Church for 40 years, died Saturday at the age of 88 years after a heart attack although in recent years suffered from many health problems. Won the respect from the community of Muslims, but in recent years, faced with the escalation of tensions diathriskeytikwn, which worsened after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. The political rise of Islamists will be of the most serious issues that will have to manage his successor who will be elected in the coming months. The Senoynta c opposed to the extremist Islamist groups in action while trying to tone down the reactions of Copts, as last years intensified attacks on churches and inter-religious conflicts, often based on romances between young people from both communities and building permits temples. However, had serious political disputes with the Anwar Sadat who had sent nearly incommunicado in Wadi El Natroyn about his statements to the Government. But resurfaced in 1985 with a mandate of Hosni Mubarak. The cutters are approximately 10% of the Egyptian population of 80 million.