The Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, referred to the 19th commemoration of the assassination of Gebran Tueni who “pleaded for freedom for all,” and stressed that “only truth endures.”
During his Sunday homily, Archbishop Audi affirmed that Tueni's voice “still resounds, and his words continue to vibrate in living consciences, while tyrants have fled, their statues have fallen, their prisons have opened.” In this context, he recalled that Tueni “dreamed of a promising future for his country,” having “fought against injustice and enslavement.”
Turning to the political issues of the day, he argued that the postponement of key issues in Lebanon, such as “filling vacancies in the judicial, financial, military and administrative sectors, or holding legislative or municipal elections,” has had “negative repercussions on the life of the country and its citizens.”
“The gravest thing is that this has become a habit,” he criticized, recalling that the delay in the presidential election “has paralyzed the functioning of all institutions and contributed to the decline of the country and its obliteration.”
In this context, Archbishop Audi expressed the wish that “a president be elected as soon as possible," a head of state who would “take things in hand, work with his government to rebuild the state, restore its authority and role, protect Lebanon and keep it away from all threats.”
“It's time to get down to work in earnest, because any delay will be costly for all,” he concluded.
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