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General Ahmed Shafik said that his death was a loss to Egypt because he was a “unique
religious leader and a distinguished character in the national history. Coptic church will
pass this hard moment because of the great legacy of Pope Shenouda”. Amre Moussa added
that Shenouda was “a great man who was working for the interests of the country. He was
working for Egypt to stand as a unified front against the challenges facing the nation”.
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar University, said that “Egypt has lost
one of its rare men at a sensitive moment when it most needs the wisest of its wise – their
expertise and their purity of minds” he also added that he “greatly remembers his vision
towards Jerusalem and its history.”
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian praised Pope Shenouda for
“constructive and lasting efforts to achieve peace and justice” and offered his condolences
to the Coptic Orthodox Church and Copts.
President Barack Obama said of Pope Shenouda that “we will remember Pope Shenouda
III as a man of deep faith, a leader of a great faith, and an advocate for unity and
reconciliation...a beloved leader of Egypt’s Coptic Christians and an advocate for tolerance
and religious dialogue. We stand alongside Coptic Christians and Egyptians as they honor
his contributions in support of peace and cooperation. His commitment to Egypt’s national
unity is also a testament to what can be accomplished when people of all religions and
creeds work together.”
Pope Shenouda III was viewed as one of the Great Patriarchs of the ancient Church of
Alexandria, a well-known church father and teacher, a chief defender of the faith, and a
noted Egyptian leader of the 20th and 21st centuries.
“My God, the deepest love is to love You
My God, I desire to see You.....in beauty, in splendid glory, in majesty, in the midst of Your
heavenly powers
You are the Fullness of both mind and heart....no one have I in life’s estrangement but You
I love You, O Lord, in my solitude
You call to my heart by the depth of Your words
I love You, O Lord, in my tribulations
And in my time of need, and in the time of pain
I love You, O Lord, in my repentance
and in the time of tears, and the time of regret
I love You, O Lord, in the time of prosperity
I love You, O Lord, in the time of destitution” by Pope Shenouda...
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