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17. The Cardinal Nasr Safir: Marriage is one of the sacraments and believers should follow the church's order only

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
28
Article number: 
17
Date of source: 
July 7, 2010
Author: 
Fahd Al-Argha al-Misrī
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The author reports Cardinal Nasr Safir's points of view concerning the sacrament of marriage and political affairs in Lebanon. He confirms that Cardinal Nasr Safir, a Maronite patriarch, most obviously regards marriage as subject to the church’s authority and not the government’s. Regarding political affairs in Lebanon, he declares that the relation between Lebanon and France is old and continuous. Additionally, the Cardinal urges Syria and Lebanon not to intervene in each other's affairs.

Keywords: Cardinal Nasr Safir - Lebanon

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