Ahmad 
After his actions and statements sparked widespread controversy in Egypt and led to the Coptic Church’s decision to suspend him from priestly service, Father Domadius Habib Ibrahim broke his silence.
Father Domadius published a blog post on his Facebook account in response to the church’s decision, directing his speech to the Pope.
Father Domadius indicated that he had requested to arrange a meeting with the Pope since 2013, but he has been waiting for a response for 11 years. He wrote: “His Holiness the Pope allows me to meet with you for half an hour for the peace and edification of the Church.”
The priest continued: “I ask to meet with you, and you know very well how zealous and keen I am for my church, and that this statement is to calm public opinion, which you also know who stirred it up against me,” without indicating what was meant by stirring up public opinion against him.
He stressed that he apologized for everything that caused confusion and was misunderstood, adding: “We as people are going, but the Church is steadfast and will remain steadfast.”
The Egyptian priest’s statements and actions had caused confusion among Copts, prompting the Coptic Church to issue a statement in which it affirmed that everything issued by the priest only represented his person, and that the Church was not responsible for them.
The church indicated that the priest raised many crises and problems over the years in every church in which he served, and because of his problems, he moved between several churches.
Despite the Church’s attempts over the years to solve his problems, address his mistakes, and give him many opportunities, his actions continued to spark controversy, whether in the street or on the media and social media, which prompted the Church to suspend him from priestly service, according to a statement by the Coptic Church.
Father Domadius had recently sparked controversy after an interview in which he talked about Imam Hussein, and his appearance in a video offering a sacrifice on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, which prompted some to consider him open to others, while others saw that his actions were not appropriate for a Coptic priest.
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