Aoun” Bloc: Where Was Church when Christians Were Being Slaughtered by Christians?
A delegation from Gen. Michel Aoun”s Change and Reform bloc met Thursday with papal ambassador to Lebanon Luigi Gatti.
Issues related to the Christian community were discussed.
MP Nabil Nicola said after the meeting that "bias demonstrated by religious clergymen might lead to the explosion and division of the church."
"The Patriarchy rises above all conflicts because it unites all the Lebanese," Nicola added.
"Where was the church when the Christians were being slaughtered by Christians?" he asked.
"Why weren”t they excommunicated while now it (Maronite church) wants to practice this measure against those who give a different opinion?" Nicola asked.
He was commenting on remarks by Maronite Bishop of Jbeil Beshara Rai in which he said that those who slander Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir will be punished by excommunication.