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Whenever the Maronite Patriarchy voices an explicit position opposed to that of the axis of resistance, the response to it is accompanied by the phrase: “This is not new.” The old habit recurring anew being referred to is Patriarchs, alongside Maronite politicians and intellectuals, defending opinions opposed to those of today’s resisters regarding the conflict with Zionism and Israel, especially Lebanon’s position in this conflict. They have been doing it uninterruptedly since the 1930s, then.
When only resisters’ positions are virtuous, opinions voiced by those who disagree are rendered pure sin. The latter is seen as beneath meriting an opposing opinion regarding their nation and citizens, including those who follow their church.