The Patriarch fixes it … to avoid defamation and defamation of personalities with their positions

The media office of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarchate issued a statement in which it stated: “In the deterioration of the economic and humanitarian conditions suffered by the majority of the Lebanese people living in an articulated historical stage, statements have been published to the media in the context of the elections to the Supreme Council of Melkite Roman Catholics scheduled for next February, the office is concerned The mediator of the Patriarchate must clarify the following issues to end the inappropriate media debate, which contributes greatly to distorting the image of the community in general, and of the Supreme Council, which is governed by His Beatitude Patriarch Yusef Al Absi.

He added that “His Beatitude Patriarch Yusef is at the same distance from all members of the sect, and since his accession to the patriarchy, he has worked to unify the ranks of its members and create bridges of dialogue between the different parties without discrimination, publicly and without any doubt “.

He continued: “The Supreme Council system is primarily electoral and his happiness respects this mechanism in all its details, including the candidacy for membership in the executive body and the positions of vice president, general secretary, treasurer and other lay committees. All are called to respect democratic principles in the electoral process and respect its results. Everyone must behave seriously with this right, not expose themselves to some, and defame the personalities of the sect who have their positions and respect, through the media or otherwise, and not participate in a way that is not suitable for members of an ancient sect as long as it constitutes a bridge of dialogue between the other national components.

In its statement, the office called, “once again to refrain from fights and exposure to personalities and the rejection of personal and party interests and to think about the interest of Lebanon and the sect and its children, and need today more than ever to support them in their anguish and relieve them of the need and not follow useless arguments “.