Head Copt: "He had to nail my head to the floor. I had transgressed the unwritten law."

From Jpost.com:

The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday became the first top Christian leader to join the Muslim world in denouncing comments made by Pope Benedict XVI's about Islam and jihad, as religious and political leaders warned of impending sectarian violence despite the Vatican's insistence that the Roman Catholic leader's words were misinterpreted and he didn't intend to be offensive.

Coptic Pope Shenouda III said in published remarks that he didn't hear Benedict's exact words but that "any remarks which offend Islam and Muslims are against the teachings of Christ."

Meanwhile, one person has already died. One lesson we should draw from this is that any statement from a Palestinian Christian denouncing Israel is suspect. Daled Amos has a good post on the Pope's remarks.

Tags: Egypt, Coptic, Pope, Islam