Catholicos Aram I sends letters to Egyptian President and spiritual leader of the Ghpti Church
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YEREVAN, 17 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos has sent condolence messages and letters of support to President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and leader of the Ghpti Church Patriarch Tavatros II on the death of 21 Ghpti Egyptians who were killed by Islamist extremists in Libya, as “Armenpress” reports, according to the official website of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia. After expressing condolences, the Supreme Patriarch reminded the people of Egypt about the dangerous consequences of extremism that is disturbing the peaceful coexistence of Christians and Muslims.
In his letter addressed to Patriarch Tavatros II, Catholicos Aram I expressed his condolences on the death of 21 innocent followers of the Ghpti Church, referring to them as martyrs of the 21stcentury.“Those who die for the Christian Church have a special place. The 21 Ghptis who shed their blood, need to give us strength to stay true to our faith,”as stated in the letter.
At the end of the letters, His Holiness expresses support to the people of Egypt and the Sister Ghpti Church on behalf of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia.