Intervention of Mons. Elie Béchara HADDAD, Archbishop of Saïda of the Greek-Melkites
(LEBANON)
The sale of Christian land in Lebanon is becoming a dangerous phenomenon. It threatens
the Christian presence to the point of reducing it to a minimum in the future. To
resolve these phenomena, we propose: - the creation of a strategy of solidarity
between the Churches, sponsored by the Holy See - Modify the discourse of the Church
towards Islam, to distinguish clearly between Islam and fundamentalism. This eases
our dialogue with Muslims in view of helping us to persevere in our land. - To
go from the concept of helping Middle Eastern Christians to the concept of development
to root them deeper in their land and finding work for them. Our experience in
the Diocese of Saida is predominant on this level.