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ENVOY OF SOLIDARITY
Cardinal Roger Etchegaray blesses a girl during Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa Aug. 15. Pope Benedict XVI sent the French cardinal to Lebanon to express his solidarity with those suffering because of war. (CNS/Norbert Schiller)

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[keithtoo]

I wonder if the fact that Hezbollah does NOT drop leaflets before they bomb Israeli towns disturbs the Cardinal?

Apparently the Catholic church thinks much more of the inherent civility of Israeli's than it does of Arabs. It cetainly expects more of Israeli's than their enemies.

[mware]

His Aug. 10 meeting with two Muslim leaders in Beirut was canceled after Israeli planes dropped leaflets on the city warning of new bombardments.

"It scares the heck out of people," he said of the leaflet drops. "And if they don't leave, they can be killed. But it's awful; they get word to leave their homes because they are going to bomb in the next hours.

"As horrible as this is, the people in Israel were not afforded even the letters of warning before missiles fell on them.

I will continue to pray for all innocents.

[trisham]

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[bornacatholic]

"I have concerns for the poor people of Lebanon.

*Cardinal WHERE were you during the last six years when Iranian-Funded terrorists were digging-in and preparing for this most recent round of terrorism?

Oh yeah, that's right. You were decieving your Brother Bishops about Cardinal Ratzinger's instructions about "Catholic" Pols who vote pro-abort.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS WHILE ALL OVER THE WORLD INNOCENT CHRISTIANS HAVE BEEN RAPED, TORTURED, AND MURDERED BY MUSLIM JIHADISTS? THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WERE HOB-NOBBING WITH PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS.

OK, I gotta get down to the Antarctic and take a swim. My blood is boiling

[LordBridey]

"Lebanon has the largest Christian population in the Middle East and we're losing that,"

Syria has more Christians than Lebanon.

[Salvation]

Ping!

[John 6.66=Mark of the Beast?]

At least Israel dropped notices on the people where as Lebanon just fired rockets without warning. Why is he not standing with Israel demanding the 2 prisoners to be returned?

[Salvation]

McCarrick needs to pray for the people of Israel -- the people who gave us the Catholic faith.

[Biggirl]

I hope that this USA's cardinal's visit will get the word across that not only inocent non-combatants in both Isreal and Lebanon not only need our prayers, but also about the need for both Christians and Jews to close ranks about the need to stand up to those who want us either subjected or dead.

Prayers for those who were caught in the middle of all this conflict.