Egypt's Christians are living in a profound state of fear after a string of attacks against churches, businesses and homes they say were carried out by angry supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
That fear was given new voice Monday when Egypt's Coptic Catholic community offered its support for the armed forces against what it defined as "terrorist" violence by Islamist supporters of Morsi.
In a message relayed by the Italian Episcopal news agency SIR, Catholic Coptic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak emphasized there were no real divisions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt.
He also thanked the military and the police in Egypt "for all their efforts in protecting the country."
"We thank all those of our fellow Muslim citizens who have shown themselves to be so close to us and have tried to defend our churches and institutions," he said.
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