Maronite patriarch's Jerusalem visit would be 'historic sin'

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zSwXOHdp_sB9ONeXbzuLwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/a48b4742ebb03ecde230db780708ed2ef4313bab.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/maronite-patriarchs-jerusalem-visit-historic-sin-130356012.html)A visit to Jerusalem by the patriarch of the Leba**n-based Maronite church to greet Pope Francis would be a "historic sin", a leading newspaper close to the anti-Israeli Hezbollah said Saturday. Patriarch Beshara Rai, whose church is the largest Christian de**mination in Leba**n, told AFP on Friday he would travel to the Holy Land to welcome the pontiff during his brief May 24-26 visit. In doing so, he would be the first patriarch to do so since the creation in 1948 of Israel, with which Leba**n is technically at war. In response, the leading Arab nationalist daily As-Safir ran a critical piece headlined "Historic sin: Rai goes to Israel".




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