Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian Calls for a Responsible President
The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian. ©Charbel Boustany

The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, stressed the need to quickly elect a new President of the Republic, in a Christmas message on Tuesday.

“The election of a President of the Republic is not a simple constitutional requirement“, but a sacred act that expresses a profound responsibility to the homeland and its people”, he declared.

Patriarch Minassian, who presided over the mass at the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Achrafieh, also argued that “we need a leader who acts with the responsibility embodied in the message of the Christ, who sacrificed himself for the salvation of peoples, in order to offer them freedom and peace.”

“Likewise, this president should prioritize the interests of the nation and carry in his heart the concerns and sufferings of the people, restore vitality to institutions and restore the people's confidence in a better future,” he added.

The Armenian prelate also stressed that “the image of the leader is not limited to a person or a position, but to a responsibility that begins with each and every one of us”. 

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