Priests stage protest in front of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese as controversy over the conduct of mass rages
The Hindu
Nearly 200 priests turned the otherwise celebratory mood of Christmas to stage a protest even as the controversy over whether to conduct the mass facing the altar or the congregation continues to rage
Nearly 200 priests turned the otherwise celebratory mood of Christmas to stage a protest even as the controversy over whether to conduct the mass facing the altar or the congregation continues to rage.
The fasting was held alongside the crib in front of the headquarters of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. The protest, the priests said, was against the alleged suppression and forceful enforcement of liturgical order by Cardinal Mar George Alancherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, and the Synod members.
They claimed that more priests participated in the fast from the countries they were were located at. The fast, the priests said, was to announce aloud that the peace in the Church is achieved through unity and that the forceful enforcement of decisions by bishops without taking into confidence the priests and the devotees was against Christianity.