Audeh Hopes for End of Era of Killing and Assassinations
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut Elias Audeh hoped in his Easter sermon on Sunday that the era of killing and assassinations has ended with no return.
“We reject killing and assassinations and condemn them,” Audeh said at the St. George cathedral in downtown Beirut in reference to the recent murder attempt on Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea.
The archbishop slammed politicians and the state for a series of scandals and incidents that rocked Lebanon lately.
He criticized the collapse of buildings, the sale of polluted water and bad milk and food, continuous power cuts, a rise in prices of fuel and embezzlement.
“We continue to suffer from divisions and war,” he lamented. “People are after money and power.”
“Hatred leads to more hatred and violence to more violence,” he said, stressing that the nation “will continue to bleed if we leave places for hatred, selfishness and interest in our hearts.”
“We should work together to come out of the current situation,” Audeh told believers and several politicians who attended the mass, including deputy Speaker Farid Makari and MP Atef Majdalani.
“When will counter-accusations end?,” he wondered, urging politicians to place the decent life of citizens at the top of their priorities.
The state is in need for a moral, cultural, political and social rise, he said, adding that this couldn’t take place unless politicians and citizens unite.
15 April 2012, 12:39
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@FT
tu es a refaire :)
it reminds me of his surmons during the syrian occupation. :)
15 April 2012, 17:57
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The truth always hurt and brings negative comments, WHY AL-RAHI last weekend did not acknowledge the latest assassination that the ISF is investigating? this man has been straight forward, right on and tell it like it is for almost 20yrs since I have listened and heard his comments or sermon in church. Every word he states in his sermon is a fact from what the citizens endure and ask him to help with, at least he does not travel, waste the church money, and speak politics something Al Rahi should leave to the politicians to deal with and advise them based on his biblical knowledge from Lebanon(his base) what they should do and not do, again based on his high level kaslik/religious studies. Our problem in Lebanon is the lawyer want to be a doctor and vice versa. Stick to your specialty and leave the rest to the subject matter expert in that area.
15 April 2012, 18:26
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I like that there is a distinction between politicians and believers.. It's true our politicians can't be believers cause they are all thieves and murderers
15 April 2012, 19:46
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The top religious figure in Lebanon.....no debate needed.
Unfortunately.....with ASSad standing and the Hezz mafia, assasination is a fact of life in Lebanon. Everyone knows who does the crimes.
15 April 2012, 21:52
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till those clerics will speak politics, lebanon will stay a third world country....
16 April 2012, 01:50
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@Cookie Monster or "Mr. know it all" just like your leader who has Alzheimer, Mr kherfan who predicted the Syrian war was over on Tuesday. You are even blind to read what Audi stated “Hatred leads to more hatred and violence to more violence,” and referenced of what's happening today on the ground, instead you begin speaking about the archbishop non-spiritual speech then you contradict yourself and defend the archbishops when the truth and facts hurt about ra3i's political deeds, WE are not proud of his settlement of the stolen church land in Jbeil where the ISF/MTV are beaten if they approach, furthermore the archbishop is higher than visiting a criminal who is holding maghaweer and others in mazzi. Learn to speak ONLY when spoken to, do not pretend to be the Doctor of politics simply because history speaks for itself and your master performance i.e. Harb el Tehreer has cost every family an expensive price.
16 April 2012, 09:14
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Cedars: HArb el tahrir was against an occupation, RAfic Harriri, Jumblatt (and even Geagea for the 1st 4 years) and all other minions made the best of, and now that we FPM freed the country you have all become "Syedyin". Do you honestly believe the “sniper and the flower” movie? And do you really think that if the Beirut Orthodox possessions were not under Solideres control this poor man Audeh would have defended Geagea (remember how violently he used to criticize him when Harriri was still Syria n1 one man)?
16 April 2012, 08:02
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Again contradicting yourself and confused about your political future, noblest thing to free Lebanon is declaring war between two brothers in the same house, one in the army and the other with the LF, yet not only Mr kherfan goes to Halab and meets with the worst enemy who shot in the back 300 of his best men in Dahr al Wahsh, but again Alzheimer joins the same foreign subject and their supporters as a way of appreciation for his noblest thing. Audi earns the people respect because he tells it like it is, I want to see the church lands returned to their owners in Jbeil at which point rahi will earn the people respect, otherwise we'll have another type of Sheb3a farms taken by our favorite militia supported blindly by Alzheimer.
16 April 2012, 09:18
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Freeing the country from militia is also very noble. What is the difference between Harb el elgha2 and Nahr el bared? in both cases the Lebanese Army was protecting the civilians against a militia terrorizing them. and please stop mocking people having Alzheimer this is low even for an M14, at least have respect for people having deadly diseases, in 40 years you'll be 60 and might have it to
16 April 2012, 17:30
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Geagea should not lead the christians alone.
we are used to diversity, and we should maintain it. but as christians, we have always had one side on the view of politics (except for frangieh), untill your aoun came unfortunately.
he is dividing the voice of the christian against their interest, which is the state, and following the iranians, to bring us death and destruction.
17 April 2012, 01:27
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Aoun's liberation war was so patriotic that when he returned he went on his knees and kissed Assad's feet and welcomed Syrian dominance over Lebanon.
