Sfeir on Christian Reconciliation: We will Take Action at Appropriate Time
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir announced after making a surprise visit to the Presidential Palace on Tuesday that he will spare no effort to reach Christian reconciliation.
"We hope that reconciliations are achieved, and that efforts are exerted toward reunion among all factions," Sfeir told reporters following his unexpected visit to Baabda Palace at midday.
"We did not give up efforts to reach Christian reconciliation," Sfeir stressed, adding that "we will take action at the appropriate time."
Sfeir expressed hope that Christians "would sit together because other sects have achieved reconciliation," adding, however, that "agreement among all the Lebanese is impossible."
The Patriarch said that he had undertaken several initiatives in the past "but when we reached a vital point everybody disavowed."