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Catholicosate of Cilicia
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Armenian version:
" ;WE MUST USE THE WEAPON OF EDUCATION
AND DIALOGUE TO FIGHT TERROR"
His Holiness Aram I
Speaking to a visiting delegation on Wednesday 16 August, His Holiness
Aram I said: "When the long-awaited ceasefire is established in
Lebanon, the dialogue of life will take on a new urgency and expression
by providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating family reunions,
embarking on reconstruction process, and overcoming the trauma of
the last 32 days".
He went on to say that he does not doubt the determination of the
Lebanese people to put their nation and their country back together
physically. He emphasized that "it is equally important for spiritual
leaders to work on strengthening the internal unity of Lebanon
by promoting moral and spiritual values as the solid basis of our
community life".
Expressing once again his disappointment with the inability of the
international community to act in time to stop violence, Catholicos
Aram I said that "it is time for the international community to go
beyond its humanitarian assistance to listen to the cries for justice
in the Middle East and to use the weapon of education and dialogue
to fight terror. "In fact", he added, "the most efficient ways to
overcome violence and combat terror in all of its expressions are
to promote mutual understanding and trust and deepen common values
through education".
In his recent public interventions and lectures, Aram I has vigorously
called attention to the importance of education and dialogue as
weapons to combat violence and to the particular role of religion in
this respect.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
history and mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.