Controversial Maronite
Patriarch Beshara Al Raei is Back in Lebanon
Elias Bejjani
February 19.15
http://eliasbejjaninews.com/2015/02/19/elias-bejjanicontroversial-maronite-patriarch-beshara-al-raei-is-back-in-lebanon/
Today, late in the afternoon, the Controversial Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al
Raei returned Back to Lebanon from the Vatican where he has been for the last
three weeks for mere personal and unjustified reasons. It is not any more a
secret to all the Lebanese in both Lebanon and Diaspora that this Maronite
clergymen is political unstable, moody, conceited, hostile and does not
recognize or welcome any criticism in regards to his derailed anti Lebanese
alliances, political stances or even his questionable administrative styles,
procedures and processes. In summary, politically and patriotically, he is
seen by the majority of the Maronites as totally anti Lebanese and anti-Maronite.
His most dangerous derailment lies in the practical fact that he is against the
Maronite historical convictions that completely and fiercely honors Lebanon's
freedom, democracy, independence, sovereignty, multi-culturalism, common living
and neutrality.
Since his election almost three years ago he has been spending most of his time
touring many countries in a bid to advocate for the Syrian-Iranian Axes Of Evil.
In all his world-wide tours that included the USA, Canada, Australia, some Arab
states, and numerous European countries he has been campaigning and promoting
boldly and openly to the Syrian-Iran Axis of evil.
In Lebanon, He is an ally to the terrorist Hezbollah, and regionally he sees in
the Syrian Butcher Bachar Al Assad a guardian for the minorities in the middle
east and a role model in democracy.
Tomorrow he is expected to chair the Maronite Bishops' monthly meeting that
routinely issues a release addressing both ecclesial and national issues. Some
observers are predicting that tomorrows release will be somewhat different from
previous blurred and superficial ones. Naharnet web site posted today this below
piece of news addressing his return to Lebanon:.
"Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Raei revealed Thursday that the Vatican is
exerting major efforts to end the presidential vacuum in Lebanon, as he hailed
the recent rapprochement between Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun
and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.“The Vatican spares no chance or effort
with all countries for the sake of the election of a new president in Lebanon,”
al-Raei said at Beirut's airport upon his return from Rome.
Media reports said in recent days that the patriarch's return will give a new
impetus to talks on the presidential crisis, noting that he will try to launch a
dynamism that may take the form of a broad Christian meeting or an invitation
for the four Maronite leaders to meet once again in Bkirki.The presidential
seat, the country's top Christian post, has been vacant since Michel Suleiman's
term ended on May 25, 2014. Parliament failed to secure the needed quorum to
elect a new president despite having held 19 sessions to that end, with the
Aoun-Geagea electoral rivalry one of the main reasons. Asked about the recent
rapprochement between the two leaders and the ongoing talks between their two
parties, al-Raei said Aoun and Geagea had always talked to each other in Bkirki
since he assumed his post three years ago. On Wednesday, Geagea wished Aoun a
happy birthday, hoping that tensions would be eased between the two sides.He
tweeted: “I hope that we would have reached a complete political agreement
before your birthday next year.”Aoun in turn thanked Geagea for the wishes,
hoping their "agreement" will be achieved "by the end of Lent."
*Elias Bejjani
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