A Coptic bishop says he is willing to forgive the Islamic State affiliates who boasted of brutally killing 21 of his fellow Egyptian Christians in Libya.
Bishop Angaelos, leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, admits that offering forgiveness after such a horrific crime may sound “unbelievable” to some. Still, he says forgiveness is his responsibility as a Christian minister.
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He says forgiveness is a spiritual rule for him. But as a political activist, he admits he’s finding it hard to offer ISIS that forgiveness.
“I see by the numbers that our community has been shrinking by number,” Abdelmalak said. “We’re an easy target.”
