11.   And there were detractors that alleged that the monk had sexual relations with female followers.

12.   And there were detractors who alleged that the monk had sexual relations with female followers.

13.   But never before has a monk had taken part in elections.

14.   Each monk has a task, from keeping the library to cultivating vegetables or honey to peeling potatoes.

15.   Mahran published a story in June claiming that a Coptic Orthodox monk had sex with women in a southern Egyptian monastery and then blackmailed them.

16.   The article sparked an outcry, prompting the Coptic church to condemn the elder Mahran and deny that the defrocked monk had sex inside the monastery.

17.   Thawal on Thursday said that monks will have to carry ID cards from the end of March.

18.   The article sparked an outcry, prompting the Coptic church to condemn Mahran and deny that the defrocked monk had sex inside the monastery.

19.   The Greek Orthodox monks had to haggle for tents from local officials, and promised aid has not appeared.

20.   The monk had to go back to court and ask the judge to authorize renewal of the license.