Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria Tawadros II has decided to close his official Facebook page, making the announcement in a final post before deactivating his account. Earlier, the Church in Egypt placed new regulations inside monasteries, and bishops were given a month to deactivate their accounts on social media. The Church warned Copts against fake monasteries and published lists of convents inside and outside Egypt that are recognized by it. The decision was made after the body of Anba Epiphanius, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Macarius monastery, has been found with head injuries in Wadi al-Natroun in Egypt’s Western Desert. In his last post, the Pope said that time is the most precious gift from God, and we must make better use of it. He indicated that wasting time on social media has become “a waste of age, life and purity." "Because obedience is one of the vows of the monastic order that I must preserve and maintain, I will shut down my Facebook page,” the post read. The Monastic Affairs Committee of the Holy Synod held a special session on Thursday giving monks one month during which they should close or deactivate any social media pages or accounts. The statement asked the monks to “voluntarily relinquish such behavior and activity as unworthy of monastic life, lest the Church takes necessary action against them.” Observers believe that monks used to live in the residence for years without any communication with the outside world. But after the technological revolution and the emergence of social media, monastery life changed with many monks entering the world of Facebook and Twitter to see what is happening in the world outside. A source at the Church told Asharq Al-Awsat that many priests did not approve of some monks’ behavior and engagement on social media because they believe they broke the rule of "isolation" in the service of the monasteries. The statement indicated that any monk who makes remarks or statements to the media in any form, will be liable to questioning and getting stripped of monkhood and priesthood, with official announcement. The Church also asked the Coptic congregation to refrain from any financial transaction or participation in projects with any monk or nun, also to refrain from giving donations, in money or in kind, except through abbots or their representatives. The Church indicated that the number of monks at each monastery would be limited “to ensure monastic order” and they would be restricted from going outside without the abbot’s permission. The Coptic Church published on Friday lists of monasteries of monks and nuns inside and outside Egypt, which are recognized and supervised by the Holy Synod.