Scores of Copts on Wednesday evening organised a protest inside the Abbasiya Cathedral in Cairo following the Pope's sermon to demand that the pope steers clear of political affairs in his statements, the state news agency reported.
Pope Tawadros II had recently told the Middle East newspaper that civil disobedience in pointless. He urged those calling for civil disobedience to give those whom he called "guardians" a chance to deal with the demands of the people and respond to them.
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