Egyptian Christians split over re-marriage ruling - Coptic/Christian
Ramadan Al Sherbini; 4/4/08
A recent court ruling, obliging the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow divorced followers to remarry, has triggered rifts among Christian Egyptians, who account for around 10 per cent of this predominantly Muslim country of 76 million. The ruling, passed by the Higher Administrative Court earlier this month, was condemned by Pope Shenouda, who is Egypt’s top Christian cleric. “The Church is committed to the Bible and anything that violates this Holy Book cannot be adopted,” Shenouda said in a sermon last week.