The former head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, said through his account on the “X” platform: “The Vatican initiative does not come from frivolity or emptiness, but rather aims to emphasize dialogue, which is the eye of reason at the most delicate stage of Lebanon’s history and destiny.”

He continued: “The boycott of Cardinal Pietro Paroline by some religious and political parties is directed at Pope Francis, the exceptional pontiff in the history of Rome.”