Saturday, December 27, 2008

No More Phone Confessions for Christians in Egypt

The minister of Telecommunication in a very rare and not so surprising statement to Al Masry Al Youm confessed that the phones and the internet were being monitored by the security authorities. The justification of the minister was that it was done for the country’s security and safety.

It is not so shocking or surprising in a Police state like Egypt , it has been always there ever since Nasser rule to be precise.

Anyhow the most quickest and powerful reactions on this statement was the reaction of Pope Shounda III . Pope Shounda of Egypt decided to ban the phone confession. Already here I am lost because the Orthodox Church the confessions are done face to face but it seems lately some people tried to use IT in the last couple of years,of course in a bad timing. It is no longer safe.

Anyhow Pope Shounda also banned the use of the mobile phones by the monks at monasteries , I do not know if this decision was because mobile phones were violating the life of austerity the monks must follow or because of the monitoring thing !!??

Again it is no surprise , hello we are living in Egypt under the emergency law that gives the security authorities the upper hand !!??

1 comment:

  1. Are the Catholics against i phone confessions the children of the Catholics who wanted the Latin only Mass?

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