Honoris Causa Doctorate

Awarded to Metropolitan George of Mount Lebanon

    His Eminence Metropolitan George Khodr of Mount Lebanon was awarded "Honoris Causa" Doctorate at the St. Sergius Institute of Orthodox Theology-Paris, France, on the 22nd of June 2007.

    Earlier in the morning, he presided over the celebration of the Divine Liturgy marking the end of the academic year at the Institute. In the evening, following the office of Vespers, an academic assembly presided by the dean of the institute Archimandrite Job Getcha, Met. George received "Honoris Causa" Doctorate.
The "Laudatio" speech was delivered by the dean emeritus protoprosbyter Boris Bobrinskoy who emphesized met. George's contribution to the theological thought, to the ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and to his pastoral and missionary activities. Recalling Met. George's slogan "The church stays at the heart of the society even though the society may ignore its heart".

    A message of H.E. Met. Gabriel Salibi of Western Europe was delivered by Mr. Carol Saba. An Encolpion was presented to him by Fr. Gregoire Salibi. Afterwards, Metropolitan George gave his lecture entitled "the nature of Islam", a profound reflection of Met. George' research and quest during the last half of this century of "Christ sleeping in other religions".

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