I've been contacted by Professor Christian Cannuyer regarding the below article, and the Le Monde article it was based on to make some corrections. The original text in French is here , and here's the Google Translated versionThe original article is below:Recently, during a meeting of the Assembly of the Reunion Of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO), a number of outspoken Christian figures were criticised for the views they've been expressing about the Free Syrian Army and situation in Syria by Archbishop Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio to Damascus.He began by describing events in Syria as a genuine popular uprising and that the majority of opposition members were not radical and not anti-Christian. He said there was no systematic persecution of Christians, and that Christians had been killed alongside Alawites and Sunnis in bombings and skirmishes, but not because of their religious beliefs. He added that to his knowledge no Christian church has been attacked as part of sectarian violence.He then went onto denounce the alarmist rhetoric of some individuals, including:- Archbishop Jeanbart, bishop of Aleppo

Mother Agnes Miriam of the Cross, Mother Superior of the Monastery of St. James at Qara in the Diocese of Homs, claimed that the opposition Free Syrian Army told Christians to get out, saying, "Yes ... it was commander on the ground Abdel Salam Harba who decided that there was to be no more negotiations with Christians." She said that Christians are being targeted because they remain non-partisan in the conflict.

- Greek-Catholic Melkite Patriarch Gregorios III-Catholic- Mother Agnes Mariam of the CrossSaying that those who make such statements are engaged in disinformation. He went on to say that he was convinced if they were not on the payroll of the Assad regime then they were being manipulated by the Assad regime. Their words fuel rumours, and reinforce the idea that the Assad regime are the defenders of Christian minorities, and that attitudewhich borders on collaboration while eventually cost them dearly.He goes onto say that there have been examples of extraordinary acts of solidarity between Christians and Muslims at the height of the conflict, and far from being "persecuted" Christians, at least so far, are respected and cared for, both by the army and by the insurgent forces.At the same meeting the Catholic hierarchy had their attention drawn to the activism of the alleged Bishop Philip Tournyol Clos, "a greek-Catholic Melkite Archimandrite". The Holy See says he is absolutely not a member of the Catholic hierarchy, he is not entitled to any of the titles which he claims, and his allegations he has made are false. Tournyol was described as a renegade Catholic fundamentalist and extreme right-winger, and his actions described as endangering the Jesuits who have always been keen to maintain dialogue among all communities in Syria.Both Mother Agnes Mariam of the Cross and Bishop Philip Tournyol Clos have been quite active recently, letting the worlds media know about the supposed threats to Christians in Syria, with Mother Agnes Mariam of the Cross claiming things such as and Bishop Philip Tournyol Clos