"Why are people so critical of the Church and of its servants? Because. People in high places are more accountable and they must give a good example of integrity. The closer you come to the light, the more your defects become noticeable. You do not see the dirt in dark corners; but you see it blatantly near a bright-lighted bulb."
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John Adel Elya
John Adel Elya (16 September 1928 – 19 July 2019) was a Lebanese prelate of the Melkite Catholic Church who served as the eparch of the Eparchy of Newton.
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