Egyptians sue new church leader
By Heba Saleh

A group of Coptic Christians have started legal proceedings against a bishop who has said he is setting up an alternative orthodox church in Egypt.

Father Maximus I appointed himself the head of a holy congregation and plans to appoint bishops all over Egypt.

His opponents say he is trying to split the Coptic Orthodox Church to which most Egyptian Christians belong.

Father Maximus I says his church is an attempt to restore the church to the path set by its early founders. the rest