Maronite Patriarch : Dark Forces Ignite Sedition in the Name of Democracy
BEIRUT,(ST)_ Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros al-Rai stressed the existence of dark forces seeking to dismantle the countries and institutions and to ignite sedition among different communities in the name of democracy and “Arab Spring.”
In a sermon , he delivered in Bkirki on Monday, Patriarch al-Rai said: . “We can only face these disastrous acts through faith in the resurrection, the ultimate victory of life over death , the consciousness of friendly countries and the good intentions, calling for reason and peace among people.”
He warned against the escalation of extremism , intolerance and the spread of obscurantism fed by political disputes and regional and international power centers noting that ” We are driven by painful events threatening us to intensify efforts in the service of peace and the good for humanity.”
The Patriarch noted the need to address these challenges especially as “the region which was the cradle of civilizations suffers division ,conflict, pain ,blood and tears.”
T. Fateh