, ▁was ▁appointed ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁ ▁Pap acy ▁ ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁started ▁his ▁pap acy ▁amid ▁multiple ▁changes ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁keeping ▁Article ▁ 2 ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁draft ▁constitution ▁int act , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁constitution . ▁He ▁later ▁supported ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁churches ▁from ▁Egypt ' s ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁despite ▁efforts ▁by ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁to ▁conv ince ▁them ▁to ▁return . ▁ ▁On ▁Pal m ▁Sunday ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁celebrated ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Lit ur gy ▁mass ▁at ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁Mark ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁bom bed . ▁The ▁po pe ▁escaped ▁un har med . ▁The ▁IS IS ▁took ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁attack , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 3 ▁people ▁and ▁inj uring ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁View s ▁and ▁issues ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Egypt ian ▁revolution ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Church ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁its ▁youth . ▁Among st ▁his ▁first ▁tasks ▁is ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁changing ▁political ▁landscape , ▁given ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁and ▁more ▁independent - mind ed ▁con greg ants ▁who ▁seek ▁their ▁dem ands ▁outside