▁the ▁church ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁short ▁tele vised ▁speech ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( Pa oni ▁ 1 7 2 9 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁supported ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁president ▁Moh amed ▁M ors i ▁and ▁institution ▁of ▁a ▁trans itional ▁government ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁Ad ly ▁Mans our ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁president ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Tra vel s ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( 3 0 ▁Par m out i ▁ 1 7 2 9 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁met ▁with ▁Pope ▁Francis , ▁bishop ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁supre me ▁pont iff ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁in ▁V at ican ▁City . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁recently ▁elected ▁church ▁leaders ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁gather ing ▁of ▁pop es ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁last ▁visit ▁of ▁a ▁Co ptic ▁po pe ▁to ▁the ▁V at ican ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁( 2 ▁P ash ons ▁ 1 6 8 9 ) ▁when ▁then - P ope ▁Sh en ou da ▁III ▁met ▁with ▁then - P ope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁where ▁they ▁signed ▁an ▁important ▁Christ ological ▁declaration ▁with ▁the ▁amb ition ▁to ▁initi ate ▁ec umen ical ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁ancient ▁churches