A viral photo showing Muslim men standing in front of a Catholic church in Egypt, protecting its congregants while they attend mass, serves as juxtaposition to recent reports indicating the growing attacks on Christians by Muslims in the North African country.

The photo, which has been circulated around the internet, shows over 20 Islamic men, wearing traditional Islamic dress, holding hands in a line in front of a large Catholic cathedral. The men are reportedly protecting the Catholic Church from vandalism and attacks while Christian congregants attend mass inside.
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The picture has gained a wide amount of media attention after it was tweeted by the Rev. James Martin, S.J., a Jesuit priest and the author and editor-at-large of America, a national Catholic magazine.

Despite the image, many Twitter users remained skeptical of the situation in Egypt, arguing that Muslim Brotherhood supporters have been reported to have attacked dozens of other churches in recent weeks. “The peaceful actions of some do not cancel the violent actions of others,” one user tweeted.

Tensions between Christians and Muslim Brotherhood supporters have run high and grown violent following the ousting of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi earlier in July. Some Islamist militants have blamed the minority Christian population for supporting the ousting of Morsi, and have called on Morsi’s supporters to gain revenge and attack their Christian counterparts.   »»» Christian Post

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