The Patriarchal edifice in Bkirki on Saturday concluded the activities of the Maronite Church’s Synod headed by Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Al-Rahi, in the presence of bishops representing sects in Lebanon and abroad. In an issued statement following the Synod meeting, conferees urged officials that “dialogue is necessary for a critical reading of past events and opening the way to reconciliation.” The Synod members also called on the deputies to “carry out their national and constitutional duty and elect a president for the republic, and then speed up the formation of a qualified and capable government that possesses a dynamic reform program so that powers are contracted and their balance and cooperation is secured with a unified national will.” Conferees also urged concerned officials to maintain the coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the country. Finally, Patriarch Al-Rahi held a Mass service in which he affirmed that the Maronite Church does not favor anyone over another, but rather hopes to elect a president who will rise to the challenges.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon