Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai, arrives for the East Patriarchs Council dinner at the Latin Church, one day before Pope Francis' visit to Jordan and the West Bank on May 24, in Amman, Jordan,
Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai, arrives for the East Patriarchs Council dinner at the Latin Church, one day before Pope Francis' visit to Jordan and the West Bank on May 24, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 23, 2014. Cardinal Bechara Rai, is the first leader of Lebanon's largest Christian sect, the Maronite Catholic Church, to visit Jerusalem since Israel captured the city's eastern sector. Lebanon bans its citizens from visiting Israel or having business dealings with Israelis. Underscoring