{"id":1153,"date":"2012-03-18T15:26:31","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T21:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2012-03-18T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T22:00:01","slug":"wcc-pays-tribute-to-late-egyptian-copt-leader-pope-shenouda-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/wcc-pays-tribute-to-late-egyptian-copt-leader-pope-shenouda-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands mourn late Egyptian Copt leader Pope Shenouda III"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1161\" style=\"width: 172px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/pnwpopeshenouda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/pnwpopeshenouda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope Shenouda III, the spiritual leader of the Egyptian Copts for over 40 years, died March 18, 2012. Photo from ABC news.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of\u00a0the Coptic Christian Church in Egypt, as tens of thousands mourned the death of\u00a0Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic spiritual leader\u00a0since 1971 and a president of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1991 to 1998. In a letter to the church dated 18 March, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit paid tribute to Pope Shenouda\u2019s unwavering pursuit of Christian unity and peace throughout the Middle East and the world.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cAs a leader he taught us that modesty is the best way to serve Christ,\u201d wrote Tveit, noting that Shenouda is remembered as \u201ca strong believer in Christian-Muslim conviviality and cooperation. His initiatives in the field of interreligious dialogue contributed to the unity of the Egyptian people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shenouda III held the ancient office of Pope of Alexandria and, as such, was a successor to Saint Mark the Evangelist who, according to tradition, brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the great Mediterranean city in the first century A.D.<\/p>\n<p>Tveit concluded his tribute with this prayer, \u201cMay Pope Shenouda\u2019s words, witness and memory strengthen the faith of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East; and, may his soul rest in the peace of the Kingdom of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-17420084\">Read more about it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of\u00a0the Coptic Christian Church in Egypt, as tens of thousands mourned the death of\u00a0Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic spiritual leader\u00a0since 1971 and a president of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1991 to 1998. 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