Maronite bishops rejected on Wednesday an apparent desire by certain international powers to keep displaced Syrians in Lebanon, stressing that their protracted presence poses fateful dangers on Lebanon’s entity and its existence as a state.
At the end of their monthly meeting headed by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, the Maronite bishops asserted that the issue of displaced Syrians “threatens Lebanon’s existence as a state and transforms it into a breeding ground for chaos, as well as various forms of security risks, and material and moral corruption.”
The bishops also called on the government to assume its responsibilities by “forcing municipalities to regulate the movement of Syrians.”
Finally, they deplored the postponement of constitutional deadlines such as electing a President of the Republic and the municipal elections, calling on MPs to assume their responsibilities in this regard.
