Ihsanoglu grieved over Pope Shenouda III’s demise
19/3/2012
Hameed Shaheen
Islamabad—The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Sunday in a statement expressed his shock at the sad demise of the patriarch of the Coptic Church in Egypt, Pope Shenouda III, says a message to Pakistan Observer here.
“The death of Pope Shenouda III is a great loss not only to the Coptic Christian community, but for the world at large. Pope Shenouda III will be long remembered for his positive and constructive contributions in building inter-faith amity and dialogue towards promoting tolerance, reconciliation and spheres of understanding among peoples of different faiths and belief”, thus Ihsanoglu condoled.
He offered his sincere sympathies to members of the bereaved family and the followers of Pope Shenouda III.—AP
