VATICAN CITY: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran leaders in Jerusalem prayed for an end to violence and bloodshed in Egypt and the protection of the values of “democracy, dignity and religious freedom.”
Thirteen patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement on August 21 expressing their concern for “the dreadful situation” and the desecration of Christian churches in Egypt.
The country, they said, was suffering from “internal divisions, deliberate violence and terroristic acts against innocent people, both Muslims and Christians.”
“The desecration and burning of churches is an unprecedented scandal and goes against the values of tolerance, lived in Egypt for centuries,” the Christian leaders of Jerusalem said.
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