When he was cleansing the temple of God, Jesus Christ said: My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a ‘den of thieves'. He was very angry and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves, saying: My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a ‘den of thieves'. However, Coptic Christians do the same nowadays when they make a playground for politicians out of their church.
Why do Unchristian politicians attend Easter Mass? Do they have to congratulate Christians on their feasts inside the Church? Why does Church leader mention their names, which is always followed by clapping as a sign of acceptance for them, or even not clapping as a sign of disrespect and disapproval?
Dear brothers, we practice politics inside the Church, which is very similar to making it a ‘den of thieves', as Christ said.
If there is a noble reason for such practices, let's do it another time and in other place. The Mass is a time to be spent with God and not with some congratulators on a feast.
Shall we leave God to speak with other people and clap for them, making a “mess” of it rather than a “mass”. By this we break all rules and church laws that considers being in the church as being in heaven to praise the Lord. We even forget about Solomon who wrote in Ecclesiastes that Everything has its time, and of course the mass is not time to receive congratulators.
At Easter eve, we should remember the salvation presented to man by Jesus Christ who triumphed over death, but Coptic Christians forget about this great salvation, and celebrate the attendance of some mortal politicians!
Dear Copts, stop such nonsense and craziness. We should remember the words of Jesus Christ who says: My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a ‘den of thieves'.
