Bishop Mūsá of Youth said he will not run in the elections over a new patriarch for the Coptic Orthodox Church, saying he is not up to such an honorable post. “I am 74 years old and I have problems in the heart and kidneys,” he said, praying in statements to al-Misrī al-Yawm that the Lord would choose the best for His holy church.
Archbishop Angelus, Secretary of Bishop Pachomius, the interim patriarch, said Bishop Pachomius will not run in the elections over the St. Mark chair although many bishops recommended him. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yam, April 30, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
[Reviewer’s Note: A report of the same content was also mentioned in al-Akhbār, April 30, p. 4, al-Usbū’, April 30, p. 15 and al-Ahrām, April 30, p. 6]
