Priests' meet proposes solution to ongoing Holy Mass dispute
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Kochi: A crucial meeting of priests led by major archbishop Raphael Thattil and his vicar Mar Joseph Pamplani on Thursday proposed a solution to the ongoing Holy Mass (liturgical) dispute in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese.
"As per the discussions, it was agreed by all parties to hold unified mass on Sundays between 5.30am and 10.30am and between 3.30pm and 6pm," Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese Presbyteral Council Secretary Fr Kuriakose Mundadan told TOI.
Mundadan said 315 priests attended the meeting held at the Renewal Centre in Kaloor. All issues relating to liturgy were discussed at the meeting held with police protection.
"The discussions ran from 10.30am to 5pm, during which several priests expressed their deep concerns and anxieties regarding the liturgical conflict.
The meeting concluded with a general agreement among bishops and priests to implement a formulaic resolution before July 3," said Mundadan.
A press release issued by the Archdiocese Protection Council said the proposals put forward by Pamplani had the knowledge and approval of both the Synod of Bishops and the Vatican's Dicastery for Eastern Churches.
"In his keynote address, Thattil stressed the importance of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese within the Syro-Malabar Church and highlighted the urgent need for resolving the current liturgical crisis," stated the press note.
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