Metropolitan Elias Audi lamented that Lebanese officials’ “inability to take wise positions or act in the best interest of the country is what led to their failure and distance from the people.”
“If those who assumed power had been humble and worked for the good of Lebanon, would we have witnessed this disintegration of power?” he questioned.
During his Sunday sermon, Audi stressed that “the people feel that the state has relinquished its leadership and are anticipating external interference, while leaders are preoccupied with their own issues and pursuing their interests.”
However, the Greek-orthodox Archbishop of Beirut affirmed that other countries do not want to assist Lebanon because they are “disgusted and tired of its problems and stubborn leaders who prioritize their interests, disregard the constitution and impose obstructive conditions on other parties.”
The Archbishop advised Lebanese officials to “shed their ego and pride, work for the common good with humility, dedication and integrity, and not neglect the concerns of the people who entrusted them with responsibility.”
Audi urged them to find appropriate solutions to extricate Lebanon from its predicament, eliminate political interference in the judiciary, reform the financial and economic situation, maintain security within the borders, preserve the lives of citizens and not neglect their duties, as seen with the voting on the budget items during which some were unaware of its content.
