الراعي يرفض العنف ويدعو إلى المصالحة في قداس قاطعته قوى 14 آذار

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rahi represents FPM and as such he is rejected.

That's why clerics from all sides should stay away from politics. We'd be much better without Khamenei and co. However, we must respect al Rahi at all costs. It wasn't Aoun whom elected him but a council of high priests.

wlok bet2arfou bi 7akyetkon w te3li2atkon...kelkon sawa...
ma 7ada bya3ref yo2ra menkon wkel wa7ad bishouf ghalat ghairo bass...chouf aghlatak awal chi w ba3den 2ente2ed ghairak...slash enta bta3ref enno 90% men el massi7iyi elli metou bel 7arb ,el kate2eb wel 2ouwet atalouhon...????akid ma bta3ref iza ma betfi2 eala iyem el 7arb aw li2annak 7ezbi wa3ma ma betchouf...!!!metel kel el 7ezbiyine bi lebnen 3emiyen...shame...for that reason, aLL OF YOU MUST LISTEN FOR WHAT THE PATRIARCH IS SAYING AND KHEDOU 3EBAR...LA LEL 3ONF AND LA LEL WEAPONS...YES FOR PEACEFULL AND FREEDOM !

oh, look, the campaign against patriarch is slowing down. a year ago it's was 2 pages of comments against than fresh patriarch but now only 5 of them.
the zionist media terrorists are giving up on that subject just like they gave up on STL subject and syria "uprising" subject

also, it's cute to see how they agree even when they disagree.
that's because yesters one of them disagreed of something and was removed instantly.

patriarch Rai... at least declare boldly your conviction that Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace and that He and His Kingdom are the only answer in this world. condemning violence and wishing for world peace are sweet sounding yet powerless words. Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation.

any disunity between the christians is a weakness for lebanon b4 the christian sect,rahi is endangering the whole christian community in lebanon and syria.
if we remember pope pie 12,the catholic church is still enduring from his weak stand against hitler... rahi has no experience and for sure dont study history

I am a Maronite, but I am also disgusted with my Patriarch. How he can defend and NOT condemn Bashar Assad for killing 9,000 people is beyond me. I cannot understand that, at all. He should be replaced as our Maronite Patriarch. I am not the only one who feels this way towards him. He truly ought to be ashamed of himself. He should resign.

Dr Geagea,Bkirki,and Rafik Hariri are the reason Leabanese people have freedom of speech today.A large number of Lebanese paid a heavy price for these privileges we take for granted.The brave and resilient Syrian opposition movement have decided to sacrifice there lives for freedom of speech and the ability to live in dignity and no one in the world can take that away from them,even our patriarch .Dr Geagea,you are a patriotic leader who leads by example,you are a shining light on the hill,you are the only one that keeps the dream alive for many and you have succeeded against all the odds.Lebanon needs more people with your qualities I salute you Dr Geagea and I pray that our patriarch may stumble across some common sense.

He never said that he supports Bachar. Your hypocrite leader (Geagea) said it and as clever as you are, you beleived him blindly!

Geagea said that the Patriarch is a spiritual leader but he doesn't agree with his political views. that's fine.
But the mass is a religious event, so why boycott it ?

you shoul read other sites the Future and Jazira. he never supported assad regime he said it needed reform and by the way violence is from both side, I don;t think the free syrian army is fighting with roses

Al-Rahi never defended the Syrian regime, he only asked for stability and a peaceful solution. Both sides in Syria are violating human rights. Just because Rahi didn't support the opposition explicitly doesn't mean he's supporting Assad. He's taking a reasonable approach to the crisis. Stability is key for a prosperous country.

ohhh so the 14 March people boycotted a Mass (exept for the Kataeb I'm loving those guys more and more they should join us already!!)according to the last elections M14, Bkerkeh and the independant had 47% of the Christians, so if bkerkeh and the independant represents 20% of the christians this leaves about 27% for 14 march, take out 10% for the kataeb, we're left with 17%, It's less then those who couldn't make it because of the flu so the PATRIARCHE is ok

To all those who dont like the Patriarch,
Why? Is it because he calls for peace for all?
You tend on forgeting something, he is the Patriarch of Antioch not just Lebanon. So he is the patriarch for those christians in Syria who are also being threatened by the CIA and AlQaida backed muslim brotherhood (also known as the syrian national council)... you have your facts all mixed up. The patriarch is acting in the interests of both Lebanese and Syrians when he asks for peace by backing up Assad. ... remember he dosent like assad but he confirms that assad is better then radical syrian council!

It's always fun to see the "resistance" and their supporters backing Bashar al-Giraffe. They do so for two reasons mainly:
1) They are sectarian-minded and the idea of Shi'ites (including their off-shoots) and Christians losing prominence in a potentially democratic Syria scares the hell out of them. Proof? Just look how they support the uprising in Bahrain, yet not the one in Syria - even though both uprisings have the same dynamics (a majority being ruled by a brutal minority).
2) They claim Bashar as the anti-Israeli warrior. Please. Remember whose party handed us the Golan on a silver platter in 1974? And remember when we bombed Deir Ezzor in 2008 and Bashar pretended like nothing happened? He's so power hungry that he wouldn't risk a confrontation with us. We want him to stay, and we're happy the resistance is doing the propaganda for us without even realizing it. Thank you, "resistance" bloc!