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Patriarch Rai Says Christians are Not a Minority in the East

October 4, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Patriarch Rai during a visit to the US:

The world is talking about minorities nowadays, but we are not a minority … we are the foundation of the East

I am not a poor person, I am rich in my knowledge and my values.

Bonus: Read Ghassan Karam’s take on Patriarch Rai’s perspective.