Christians in Egypt Worry Over Morsi’s “Absolute Power”

Egyptian Christians concerned at President’s grab for power
ICC Note:
Christians in Egypt are concerned at the state of their country. On November 22, President of Egypt, Morsi, gave himself “absolute power”. “The Anglican Bishop of Egypt, Mouneer Hanna Anis, said the leaders of all the Christian Churches are disturbed not only by that edict but also by the attempt by the majority Islamic component of the Constituent Assembly to impose its own views on the new charter.” In response to all of this, Christians and Morsi’s opponents have been rioting and protesting.
11/28/2012 Egypt (Cath News)- The Christian Churches in Egypt are deeply concerned at President Mohamed Morsi’s edict to take absolute powers and exempt his decisions from judicial scrutiny until a constitution is approved for the country, reports Vatican Insider.
The decision has resulted in widespread protests, tensions and clashes. Morsi, the country’s first freely elected Muslim president, issued the edict on November 22. His office later claimed he had taken these temporary powers to protect the democratically chosen Constituent Assembly from being dissolved or obstructed by a judiciary and political opponents that are closely linked to former President Mubarak.
The Anglican Bishop of Egypt, Mouneer Hanna Anis, said the leaders of all the Christian Churches are disturbed not only by that edict but also by the attempt by the majority Islamic component of the Constituent Assembly to impose its own views on the new charter.
He expressed their concern in a letter on November 24, in which he called for prayer for Egypt saying, “the situation is not easy, and no-one can predict what is going to happen”.
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