If this presence, however slight, is removed from the Middle East, then it will be very difficult to recover. Our mere presence here is almost a form… - Ignazio Bedini

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If this presence, however slight, is removed from the Middle East, then it will be very difficult to recover. Our mere presence here is almost a form of silent announcement: you can make the gospels known outside the church without preaching it in words. There are no illusions here, but we are hopeful”