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Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews III, caput of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, met Pope Tawadros II, caput of the Coptic Orthodox Church, during his caller sojourn to Cairo, Egypt, and held discussions connected strengthening ties betwixt the 2 Churches.
According to a connection issued by the Orthodox Church, the gathering betwixt the 2 prelates is expected to further reenforce practice betwixt the sister Churches wrong the Oriental Orthodox communion. During the meeting, the Catholicos expressed the Church’s heavy interest implicit the ongoing genocide against Orthodox Christians successful Ethiopia.
The long-standing Malankara Church quality excessively figured successful the talks. “The Malankara Church remains committed to conveying that, adjacent aft the Supreme Court of India delivered its last verdict based connected truth, justice, and righteousness, implicit and lasting bid is yet to beryllium achieved. Otherwise, the essence of the court’s judgments could beryllium questioned earlier the world,” the connection said. It added that the Indian Orthodox Church has ever stood successful alignment with the nation’s ineligible framework.
It further noted that the Coptic Church besides shares the tendency for bid among Malankara churches, though nary ceremonial committee has yet been constituted to code the matter.
Accompanying the Catholicos astatine the gathering were Metropolitan Abraham Mar Stephanos, representing the Church’s Ecumenical department; Father Ashwin Fernandes; and moving committee members Jacob Mathew and Father Geevarghese Johnson. The discussions were held astatine the authoritative residence of Pope Tawadros II successful Cairo.
