Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir arrived Friday in Beirut , returning from the Vatican. Upon arrival he listed to the reporters the names of the officials he met during his visit in addition to Pope Benedict XVI. "The pope expressed his great concern over what is happening in Lebanon," Sfeir told reporters on Friday. "The officials we met in Italy expressed their support to Lebanon," he said.During his visit to the Vatican, Sfeir expressed his desire of electing a president who embodies the characteristics "acceptable" by all political sides in Lebanon. Sfeir sees some hope in Speaker Nabih Berri's initiative and urged the Lebanese to give the initiative a chance to succeed "Berri's initiative might hold positive points so let the Lebanese give it a chance," He said upon arrival on Friday.