Many refugees will remain and apply for Lebanese citizenship in ten years. What will become of us Christians then? Lebanon is marked by a very delicate religious composition. Those Syrians who will remain in the country are mostly Sunnis. The country's religious balance will thus be destroyed. That is a problem for us. We show much solidarity. We want to act in solidarity. But we have obvious problems before our eyes. A question mark hangs over our future.
Maronite Bishop
Simon Atallah (10 January 1937–) is a Lebanese prelate of the Maronite Church who served as the eparch of the Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar.
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