LEBANON: MARONITE PATRIARCH RETAINS SWAY OVER LOCAL POLITICS.

Interpress Service | August 7, 2008 | Copyright

By Mona Alami

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Bkerke, a white mansion that serves as the refuge of the Maronite patriarch, towers atop the northern Lebanese city of Jounieh. Its story is as ancient as Lebanon's and as reflective of the country's diverse past.

The history of the Lebanese Maronites, a branch of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Church dating back to the fifth century, has been punctuated with adversity. The order -- the name of which originates from patriarch John Marron -- currently reaches across the globe, dovetailing the emigration ...

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