Francis held his May 10 general audience together with the schismatic Coptic Pope Tawadros II and asked to “pray that God may bless Pope Tawadros' visit to Rome and protect the entire Coptic Orthodox Church.” The principles of the Coptic liturgy are similar to those of the Roman Rite, which Francis hates. At the end of the audience, both, Francis and Tawadros, gave successive blessings. On Sunday, Tawadros II will celebrate in St John Lateran. It is striking that Francis can coexist with all religions except traditional Catholicism.