The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, lashed out at Lebanese officials for “ignoring their constitutional obligations, the first of which is the election of a president, pushing the Lebanese people to despair, delinquency and emigration.”

During his sermon on Palm Sunday Mass for the Greek Orthodox confession, Audi lamented that Lebanon was being “left to its fate” and abandoned by countries “lining up with the strongest.” He also emphasized that concepts like truth, justice, humanity and morality have become obsolete concepts in a materialistic and opportunistic world.

Audi expressed his wish for Lebanon’s protection “from north to south,” and its salvation from “long-suffering, ignorance, hatred and bloodshed.”