CWNews.com - The government of Egypt has recalled its ambassador to the holy See, in protest against Pope Benedict's charge that Egypt had not done enough to protect Christians from mob violence.

In his annual address to the Vatican diplomatic corps, delivered on January 10, Pope Benedict decried the attacks on Christians in Iraq, Egypt, and Nigeria in recent days, saying that governments must provide security for Christians. Egypt's foreign ministry said that the Pope's remarks were "an unacceptable interference in its internal affairs."

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