bkerki's role in Lebanon and the Region

[Samer el-khoury]

Originally Posted by Youchka

The patriarch has forgotten what he is and what he stands for. He threw away the millions of Christians in Syria because of political conflicts between Lebanon and Syria. He does not consider himself as a spiritual leader and thus, has nothing to do with political conflicts. The pope himself visited Syria because it has too many Christians, but hey, the Patriarch is wiser and more important than the pope Jean Paul 2.
This Patriarch must have learned a lot fro the great Jean Paul 2, the meaning of Christianity, of loving the OTHER (not just the one who is like us), of forgiveness.
This Patriarch is the worst that happened to Lebanon, worst than Joumblat, Geagea and even Hariri, that's how bad he is.

no no you dont have to go that far, he forgot about the maronites

in jezzine and zgharta a long time ago too

[Tayyar Keserwen]

Bkerke and its Patriarch have played a primordial role in preserving a strong status for the Christians in Lebanon, and sa2er el mashreq and Antakia of course.

The Patriarch is the spearhead of the Resistance against any occupation, be it Syrian or Israeli, and is against all form of militias, and is the sole protector of the Christians and the Christian community as a whole.

[Red Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Dark Angel

what i was trying to find out is what is the exact role of the patriarch?
what is his job description?
what is he supposed to do?
is he supposed to be a simple figure or does he have a concrete job to do?

for the last decade the maronite patriarchy seems to be meddling in everything yet doing nothing. so there is clearly something very wrong in this formula. it seems that bkerki is just for show.

well, bkirki is a great podium for 'lat el 7aki'.. does that count for something ?

[GMA forever]

One of the major achievments of Bkerke in the last years was tare2 monthly bayenet, please noone underestimate this at all.