Rai defies his predecessors, decides to join papal delegation to #Israel
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The current Maronite patriarch, Mar #Bishara_al-Rai, with his predecessor Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir behind him. (Photo: Archive) The current Maronite patriarch, Mar Bishara al-Rai, with his predecessor Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir behind him. (Photo: Archive)
In almost every controversial matter, Maronite Patriarch Mar Bishara al-Rai plays a starring role. After a series of contradictory positions and his visit to Syria in February 2013, he decided to take a step that his predecessors refrained from, visiting occupied #Palestine as part of a papal delegation.
Lea al-Qazzi
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