An Egyptian Orthodox leader said he had received many messages of support from Muslims after a Jan. 1 church bombing that killed about two dozen people.
Mideast Catholic leaders also sent messages of support to their fellow Christians. The head of Catholic Relief Services in Egypt said he was afraid the bombing indicated a renewal of sectarian violence.“We have to pray. We have to pray for peace,” Coptic Orthodox Bishop Youhannes Zakaria of Luxor, Egypt, said in a telephone interview.
He said he has received many visits from Muslims — ordinary individuals and officials, including the governor — expressing their sympathy and solidarity.
“They [Muslims] don’t accept this violence. They are very upset about this,” he said.
Good. May the blood of the martyrs bring about a wide-scale revulsion against this stuff in the Muslim world. Islam cannot be reformed from outside, it can only be reformed from within. Ultimately, only God can do this.