Anba Ermia, General Bishop and head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center said that The Egyptian Armed Forces rescued Egypt from destruction, ruination and a conspiracy planned before the 30 June Revolution, adding that the Egyptians were able to rescue themselves, by their stiffness and unity in the face of violence and extremism groups .
President Sisi is the first president to enter the cathedral to attend the Feast prayer, despite the violent criticism of intolerance and violence groups , as he is not afraid of terrorism, his grace added in a sermon delivered at the papal headquarters in Cedar Grove.
He stressed that the solution of the Coptic crises in Egypt, will not come on the spot, but step by step, and we all seek to resolve all the crises, pointing out that two closed churches have been reopened in Minya.
He said at the celebration of Nayrouz feast: Anyone who persecutes the church will pass away, because the Church is remaining and no one can defeat it. their is no church in the world that offered martyrs such as the Egyptian Coptic Church. He pointed out that St. Mark the preacher was the first to be martyred on the land of Egypt and planted the seed of Christian faith on the blessed lands.
