Cairo, Egypt, Jul 13, 2012 / 01:16 am
Coptic Catholic Bishop Kyrillos William has said he is optimistic about the future of Egypt following the country's presidential election.
"The future will not be worse than what we have had before," Bishop William, administrator of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria, told Aid to the Church in Need on July 11.
His comments follow the June election of Mohammed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood-backed candidate, as the Egyptian president.
The bishop, who is heading the patriarchate in place of the incapacitated Cardinal Patriarch Antonios Naguib, said he is confident the president will keep the promises he made that he will govern for all Egyptians regardless of their religion.