Patriarch: sectarian militias could lead to Lebanon’s destruction : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• The Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church is warning that the rise of sectarian militias allied to other nations will destroy Lebanon.
• “The Lebanese built their country on the basis of living together, preserving Lebanon against any loyalty to other nations of the East or the West,” said Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï in reference to Lebanon’s 1943 National Pact, which assigned difference political offices to Christians and Muslims. Sectarian militias, he said, are leading to the “law of the jungle and an increase in crime.”

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Patriarch: sectarian militias could lead to Lebanon’s destruction : News Headlines - Catholic Culture