Apparently for some people, they don't want Lebanon with freedoms. In Lebanon, we thought we had freedom of speech. He added that while Maronite leaders respected all people's opinions, "they should respect ours as well."
They have not addressed themselves to us with a clear message." "The chances are, if it's not Hezbollah, it's their own crowd. "Anyone can post anything from anywhere," Archbishop Sayah said.
It has come under scrutiny from Lebanese during the country's continued economic and political crisis. The Shiite military group and political party backed by Iran has been labeled a terrorist group by the United States. He said the patriarchate would not "enter into polemics" with those who posted on social media "because we don't want to go that low."Īrchbishop Sayah said he presumed the posts came from Hezbollah. 13 that he had no knowledge of direct threats to Cardinal Rai. In Lebanon, Archbishop Paul Nabil Sayah, deputy for external relations for the Maronite Patriarchate, told Catholic News Service Aug. The cardinal's remarks consistently are on behalf of the people of Lebanon, who are saying, "We want to eat. 12 Zoom call, sponsored by In Defense of Christians, a Washington-based nonprofit advocating for the protection and preservation of Christians and Christianity in the Middle East. Elias Zaidan of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles told those on the Aug. He said Lebanon does not wish to be involved in military actions that elicit destructive Israeli responses.Īfterward, an image of the patriarch with a noose superimposed on his neck circulated on social media.Ĭardinal Rai has "no political agenda," Maronite Bishop A. Security Council resolution that requires the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon.
8 that the Lebanese Armed Forces should enforce a 2006 U.N. Washington - Advocates, political leaders and a Maronite Catholic bishop gathered on Zoom for a virtual seminar to express support for Lebanon's Maronite patriarch, who came under pressure after calling for the Lebanese army to take control of the southern part of Lebanon, where Hezbollah is engaging in skirmishes with Israel.Ĭardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, also said Aug.
0 kommentar(er)
