Franjieh Attacks Sfeir, Says He is with “Decent” Bishops
Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh once again vehemently attacked Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, announcing he will stay under Bkirki”s wing and some "decent" clergymen as the patriarch "comes and goes."
"I am not with Bkirki in politics," Franjieh told a mass celebration commemorating the 31first anniversary of the Ehden massacre, when his father, Tony, a former cabinet minister, was assassinated along with other family members.
Franjieh described the massacre as a "black page in the history of the Christians and the Maronites."
He called on Bkirki, the Maronite seat, to deliver "unbiased" comments that would unify the Christians "instead of using its platform to convey insults."
While he stressed that he will "stay under the wing of Bkirki as well as some decent bishops and clergymen," Franjieh insisted that a patriarch "comes and goes, but Bkirki remains."
Addressing Sfeir, Franjieh asked: "Who misled him to make an announcement that we want to change the entity of Lebanon?"
The MP-elect said his Marada movement is an integral part of the Hizbullah-led Opposition.
"We recognize the Arab character of Lebanon since a long time ago and not since Saturday as the patriarch said," Franjieh went on to say.