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Synod of Maronite Bishops to Elect church Leader Behind Closed Doors
Local Editor
The Synod of Maronite Bishops goes into retreat on Wednesday to elect the 77th church leader after Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir. Bkirki's doors will close at 6:00 pm. The bishops will pray and hear lectures until Friday when the actual electoral process begins.
The Synod of Maronite Bishops goes into retreat on Wednesday to elect the 77th church leader after Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir. Bkirki's doors will close at 6:00 pm. The bishops will pray and hear lectures until Friday when the actual electoral process begins.
Bishop Roland Abu Jawdeh will preside over the electoral rounds. In the first session, a secretary will be elected and starting Friday the bishops will hold two electoral rounds in the morning and two in the afternoon until one of the bishops gets the two-thirds of the votes.
A source at the Maronite church told As-Safir daily that "there is no political influence in the elections."
"The new patriarch will not deviate from Bkirki's national principles. Evidently he would have a different approach than Patriarch Sfeir ... but the core on national issues will remain the same," the source said.
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