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Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20192922
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Amba Tawadraus, a former pharmacist, is committed to the unification of all the churches and, in particular, the Coptic diaspora scattered around the world. He was nominated by Amba Raphael and six other bishops including Amba Souryal, Bishop of Melbourne in Australia. He is fluent English. Source: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Cairo:-three-candidates-in-race-to-succeed-Shenouda-III-26224.html
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Let's hope he leads well during his time there!
Axios! Mnohaja, blahaja L'ita!
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Axios! Axios! Axios!
Eis polla aeti, Despota!
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Axios! indeed! But he certainly has a huge task and a very dangerous one. Let's pray together for this Godly leader.
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