tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post1647734894608245401..comments2023-12-28T14:51:34.281-05:00Comments on Notes on Arab Orthodoxy: As-Safir on the Negotiations Leading to the Nuns' ReleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-21336450563282202342014-03-15T07:37:51.875-04:002014-03-15T07:37:51.875-04:00Deeply resent? Really? Manipulative? Perhaps yo...Deeply resent? Really? Manipulative? Perhaps you are just looking for more ways to cast aspersions on "our" hierarchs? <br /><br />The situation was repugnant and sad and worthy of our prayers whether it was nuns and orphans who were kidnapped or just the nuns. The monastery was a place of peace and care for those in great need. Its residents should not have to worry about being a target for armed aggression. Thank God they are safe.<br /><br />Sam, thanks for reporting this. Good news indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-30736711442477938422014-03-11T17:16:09.526-04:002014-03-11T17:16:09.526-04:00The video only shows women in monastic garb. I dee... The video only shows women in monastic garb. I deeply resent our hierarchs misleading the faithful in this regard. We were asked to pray for "Mother Pelagia, her nuns and orphans." This implies that little children were kidnapped with the monastics. Seems very manipulative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-52088582991567351182014-03-11T05:58:55.092-04:002014-03-11T05:58:55.092-04:00The three helpers (who have variously been describ...The three helpers (who have variously been described as orphans or postulants, I suppose they could be both or neither) were released with the nuns. As I understand it, all the other orphans were evacuated to Damascus when most of Maaloula's residents fled, immediately prior to the rebel assault on the town in December.Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-32929644610158209512014-03-10T20:43:05.605-04:002014-03-10T20:43:05.605-04:00Where are the orphans?Where are the orphans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com