Pope Tawadros II prays for Syria

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Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II denounced any possible attack on Syria by Western countries. In a tweet on Monday 2/9/2013, the Pope said he prays for the safety and integrity of Syria. He praised Egypt’s stance on the Syrian crisis.

As an answear to the threat of a possible Western military strike against Syria the pope said on his personal Twitter account, “We pray for Syria’s peace and unity and denounce any attacks against it. Fire isn’t extinguished by fire, but rather by water. Thus we salute the Egyptian position.”