DIGNITARIES ARRIVE IN BKIRKI TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN SUMMIT
National News Agency Lebanon (NNA)
September 24, 2012 Monday
NNA - 24/9/2012- Muslim-Christian spiritual summit is held today at
10:30 in the Patriarchate in Bkirki.
Kamil Mnassah, Hareth Shehab and Michel Abd representing Christian-
Muslim dialogue committee; relation coordinator among religions in
Bkirki, Priest Hady Daou; Ashourian sect representative Amanouil
Youhanna; Orthodox Syriac Bishop George Saliba, representative of
Orthodox Copts , Father Roueis Al-Orshalimi; Head of Higher Angelic
Sect compound in Syria and Lebanon, Priest Salim Sahyouni; Priest
Riyad Jarjour, General Patriarchate Deputy Bishop Boulos Sayyah,
representative of Chaldean Catholic Syriac, Bishop Michel Kasarji ;
Patriarch Mar Ignatius Youssef the Third Younane arrived consecutively
in Bkirki.
Greek Orthodox Metropolite in Beirut Elias Audi, Higher Shiite Islam
Council General Director Nazih Jammoul, Alaouite Sect head Sheikh
Assad Allah Assi, Catholic Armenian Orthodox Aram the First Kichichian
heading a delegation of the sects Priests; Higher Islamic Shiite
Coundil head Sheikh Abdel Amir Cabalan and Al-Mufti Jaafar Al0Momtaz
SheikhAhmad Cabalan; Latin Bishop Boulos Sayyah Representativa of
Catholic Armenian Patriarch Narciss Bedros the Nineteenth Moseigneur
Patrick Mrad; Republic Mufti Sheikh Mohamad Bashir Qabbani; Sheikh
Akl Al-Druz Al- Mouahiddine sect Naim Hassan, also arrived in Bkirki.
Patriarch Al-Rai started the Summit by a work in which he confirmed
that "offending the Islam Prophet Mohammad is an insult for Muslims
and Christians", saying we should reach a final decision not only
condemned that act .
Rai stressed the need that "the International Community should shoulder
its responsibility ", considering that such "insults threaten safety
of people." He added that those who belittle religion are actually
belittling God, stressing "the need to take a position which leads
to a final decision'.
From: Baghdasarian
National News Agency Lebanon (NNA)
September 24, 2012 Monday
NNA - 24/9/2012- Muslim-Christian spiritual summit is held today at
10:30 in the Patriarchate in Bkirki.
Kamil Mnassah, Hareth Shehab and Michel Abd representing Christian-
Muslim dialogue committee; relation coordinator among religions in
Bkirki, Priest Hady Daou; Ashourian sect representative Amanouil
Youhanna; Orthodox Syriac Bishop George Saliba, representative of
Orthodox Copts , Father Roueis Al-Orshalimi; Head of Higher Angelic
Sect compound in Syria and Lebanon, Priest Salim Sahyouni; Priest
Riyad Jarjour, General Patriarchate Deputy Bishop Boulos Sayyah,
representative of Chaldean Catholic Syriac, Bishop Michel Kasarji ;
Patriarch Mar Ignatius Youssef the Third Younane arrived consecutively
in Bkirki.
Greek Orthodox Metropolite in Beirut Elias Audi, Higher Shiite Islam
Council General Director Nazih Jammoul, Alaouite Sect head Sheikh
Assad Allah Assi, Catholic Armenian Orthodox Aram the First Kichichian
heading a delegation of the sects Priests; Higher Islamic Shiite
Coundil head Sheikh Abdel Amir Cabalan and Al-Mufti Jaafar Al0Momtaz
SheikhAhmad Cabalan; Latin Bishop Boulos Sayyah Representativa of
Catholic Armenian Patriarch Narciss Bedros the Nineteenth Moseigneur
Patrick Mrad; Republic Mufti Sheikh Mohamad Bashir Qabbani; Sheikh
Akl Al-Druz Al- Mouahiddine sect Naim Hassan, also arrived in Bkirki.
Patriarch Al-Rai started the Summit by a work in which he confirmed
that "offending the Islam Prophet Mohammad is an insult for Muslims
and Christians", saying we should reach a final decision not only
condemned that act .
Rai stressed the need that "the International Community should shoulder
its responsibility ", considering that such "insults threaten safety
of people." He added that those who belittle religion are actually
belittling God, stressing "the need to take a position which leads
to a final decision'.
From: Baghdasarian