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CAIRO: Pope Shenouda ended his spiritual mediation at St. Bishoy Monastery in Wadi Notroun to go back to the Cathedral’s headquarters in Abbasiya on Sunday, meanwhile mulling whether or not to cancel Coptic Christmas celebrations.

Some church leaders requested that the Jan. 7 Coptic Christmas celebrations be cancelled after the bombing of a church in Alexandria that left 21 dead and 97 injured.

The Pope has not yet made a final decision regarding Christmas celebrations, while some church leaders think it is necessary to hold the celebration on time.

“The Pope will meet with church officials to address the incident and to reach a final decision regarding the cancellation of the celebrations,” the sources added.

Bishop Basanti of Helwan and Maasara told Daily News Egypt that there is a disagreement among church leaders over the possible cancellation.

“The Pope is investigating the matter, and he will take the final decision.”

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Christian Orthodox Church issued a statement blaming the bombing on mounting sectarian mobilization against the church by “tendentious” media.

HT: Jason