VATICAN CITY, MAY 24, 2000 (VIS) - Following is the text of a letter from the Holy Father to His Beatitude Cardinal Nasrallah-Pierre Sfeir, patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, regarding the situation in his country, Lebanon. The letter is written in French and bears today's date:
"Having been informed of the evolution of events in your country, I wish to express my solidarity to you and I invite all Christians to unite in solidarity with the populations in the region of southern Lebanon who fear for their future because of the situation which has been created in recent days.
"I feel compelled to remind all leaders of the grave duty to respect the rights of individuals and peoples, and not to commit acts which could place at risk the lives of persons as well as the coexistence of the community.
"I pray to God to illuminate minds and hearts so that all the civil populations will be spared new massacres and the sovereignty of each country will be guaranteed so that everyone can look to the future with great hope.
"As a sign of comfort, I send Your Eminence, as well as all the faithful in Christ, my Apostolic Blessing, asking God to send you an abundance of His goodness on all the Lebanese."
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