Beirut |
July 10, 2007
Sfeir: Bishops' Statement was Politically Manipulated
Beirut - July 8, 2007
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir said Sunday a statement released by the Church's Bishops last week has been "manipulated."
Sfeir in his sermon said the statement issued by Maronite Bishops last Wednesday was "manipulated for political purposes. We stress that such a manipulation has nothing to do with us."
The Patriarch stressed that the Maronite church is "neutral" as far as the split between Christian leaders regarding the ongoing political crisis.
The church, he added, "seeks only the welfare of the homeland as a whole."
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir said Sunday a statement released by the Church's Bishops last week has been "manipulated."
Sfeir in his sermon said the statement issued by Maronite Bishops last Wednesday was "manipulated for political purposes. We stress that such a manipulation has nothing to do with us."
The Patriarch stressed that the Maronite church is "neutral" as far as the split between Christian leaders regarding the ongoing political crisis.
The church, he added, "seeks only the welfare of the homeland as a whole."
