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Posted on 07/30/2006 3:44:51 PM PDT by NYer
BEIRUT, Lebanon, JULY 30, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Radio MNS, an Arabic Catholic radio station, was one of the many means of communication recently silenced by Israeli bombs in Lebanon.
"The station functioned without interruption since its creation 12 years ago," said the radio's founder, Marie Sylvie Buisson, in statements to ZENIT.
Radio MNS was partially destroyed by bombs Sunday of last week, as were numerous Lebanese means of communication.
Buisson explained that the radio had broadcast prayer and the Mass in Arabic 14 hours a day, and "covered Lebanon, Syria, southern Turkey, eastern Iraq, northern Palestine and Jordan."
She said that she hopes that, after the current crisis in Lebanon ends, the radio will find financial support "to begin again its apostolate, which makes the Word of Christ present in this delicate region of the world."
The radio station, whose president is Melkite-Greek Archbishop Joseph Kallas of Beirut and Jbeil, has the approval of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon.
While this diversity within the one Catholic Church can appear confusing at first, it in no way compromises the Church's unity. In a certain sense, it is a reflection of the mystery of the Trinity. Just as God is three Persons, yet one God, so the Church is 22 Churches, yet one Church.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church summarizes this nicely:
"From the beginning, this one Church has been marked by a great diversity which comes from both the variety of God's gifts and the diversity of those who receive them... Holding a rightful place in the communion of the Church there are also particular Churches that retain their own traditions. The great richness of such diversity is not opposed to the Church's unity" (CCC no. 814).
Although there are 22 Churches, there are only eight "Rites" that are used among them. A Rite is a "liturgical, theological, spiritual and disciplinary patrimony," (Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 28). "Rite" best refers to the liturgical and disciplinary traditions used in celebrating the sacraments. Many Eastern Catholic Churches use the same Rite, although they are distinct autonomous Churches. For example, the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Melkite Catholic Church are distinct Churches with their own hierarchies. Yet they both use the Byzantine Rite.
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The Vatican II Council declared that "all should realize it is of supreme importance to understand, venerate, preserve, and foster the exceedingly rich liturgical and spiritual heritage of the Eastern churches, in order faithfully to preserve the fullness of Christian tradition" (Unitatis Redintegrato, 15).
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WTH is Israel thinking!?
That's a shame,it's war.
Take it up with Hezbollah.
I fail to see the connection between a Catholic radio station broadcasting Christian prayer and a rabid Islamist group.
The infrastructure in Christian areas is being destroyed.
The Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church ....
Nasrallah Peter Cardinal Sfeir
... has asked all clergy and laity in Lebanon to take in the refugees. In one village, the local Maronite priest and his community are sheltering, feeding and inviting 450 refugees to prayer.
The Israelis are simply taking out all the communications media in a particular area. The radio station seemed pretty confident that it will be back on again, and I'm sure it will be.
For years I contributed to a Catholic group that supposedly did Catholic activities in Lebanon and the ME. Then one day I asked myself why the only kids who seeemed to be in the schools shown in the newsletter they sent me were Muslims...and why their "apostolate" seemed to be getting Muslims to be "better Muslims." What, hate Jews and Christians more? I quit contributing.
It's a complicated situation.
Just a wild guess, maybe they are thinking that they are at war with Lebanon? WTH is Lebanon thinking?
Were the Lebanese Christians involved with the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers?
Fourteen masses broadcast daily sound really threatening. Maybe they were secretly sending coded messages.
No, they were not. Neither were the Druze, or the Maronites. Bad things happen. So is the US State department correct in calling for the 48 hour cease-fire? I think so. Yet I get flamed for stating this.
I assume the Israelis are taking out all the communication media probably because they suspect the muslims would simply kick the Christians out of the studio and takeover if they needed it. I hope I'm correct. Israel needs all the friends it can muster, and Christians are one group they shouldn't ostracize, directly or indirectly. Afterall, most of the U.S. tax dollars that help support Israel I assume are paid by U.S. Christians, of all denominations.
I question the timing. This is NOT meant as a joke.
I think they were probably just in the way.
You make the mistake of thinking there are still friends in Lebanon.
They are thinking they are tired of having their citizens killed willy nilly by muslims while they sit with their hands tied. They are striking back in the only way open to them. The alternative is to keep on letting hamas and hezbollah kill them without lifting a finger. I suppose you would just set there and take it?
As it is, Israel has shown great patience and restraint for a long, long, time. This whole mess was stated by muslims, back in 1948 and earlier, and they keep on vowing to kill Israelis and push them into the sea, but of course Israel should show their compassion for the poor muslims and just die and not fight back./SAR
If it means killing civilians and bombing a catholic radio station or two so be it, Israel must end this once and for all.
Do you honestly think Lebanese Christians enjoy being second class citizens to the muslims (dhimmi)? They were fighting along side the Israelis in '82. If American diplomacy wasn't such a see-saw, conditions might be different today. I loved and respected Ronald Reagan, but after the Marine barracks bombing in '83, he thought it wasn't worth it and high-tailed out of Lebanon. I wonder now if it wasn't a mistake.
Oh, I think we still have former friends there, but it's hard to remain friends when your friends leave you in the lurch.
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