Al-Rahi from Jbeil: Arab Spring Cannot Take Place through War
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stressed on Monday that Christians have a great duty in assuming their responsibilities in the developments taking place in the Middle East.
He said during his ongoing tour of the Jbeil district: “The Arab Spring cannot take place through violence, war, terrorism, displacement, and murders.”
“These acts will not produce the Arab Spring,” he declared from the town of al-Kafr.
Lebanon was built on good and peace, “not evil divisions, and weapons,” he added.
“We reject the policy of division. Lebanon needs to devise its national social fabric and we must return to our Lebanese identity and message,” al-Rahi said.
“The Church will remain the main voice of peace and it will stand against terrorism, evil, and war,” he continued.
“We must preserve national agreement between Christians and Muslims and not just coexistence between the sects,” he stated.
“All sides have a major responsibility in maintaining national coexistence,” al-Rahi remarked.
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