Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III denied plans by the church to question Priest Tadāwus Sam'ān after the escalation of the crisis of his wife, Kāmīliyā Shihātah.
On the other hand, Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt stated that the church will release a booklet within a week to reply to an introduction on the Bible published by the Islamic publishing house Dār al-Tanwīr.