Archbishop Vasil, Papal delegate to Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, arrives in Kochi
The Hindu
Archbishop Vasil arrives in Kochi to negotiate peace between the Syro Malabar synod and a large group of lay people and 400 priests. He seeks Pope Francis' blessing and will meet with groups of priests. He will leave Kochi before Christmas and the Pope has ordered the archdiocese to begin synod mass celebrations from Christmas day.
Archbishop Cyril Vasil, Papal delegate to Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese arrived here on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, amid building tensions over a large group of lay people and around 400 priests in the archdiocese possibly facing stringent action by Rome if they disobeyed the Syro-Malabar synod diktat on celebration of mass .
The archbishop arrived here on the second phase of his mission in the archdiocese and was received at the airport on Wednesday by the new apostolic administrator of the archdiocese Bosco Puthur.
Pope Francis has issued a warning last Thursday to members of the archdiocese to begin mass celebrations according to the synod decision or face excommunication from the Catholic fold.
The group opposed to the synod decision has said it will continue negotiations with Rome to point out factual errors that had crept into the Pope’s understanding of the situation.
Archbishop Vasil, a member of the Jesuit order, is expected to meet groups of priests today. No schedule of his programme in Kochi is available now.
Archbishop Vasil’s attempt to forge peace through negotiations failed early this year after the group opposed to the synod mass alleged he was being misled by the former major archbishop George Cardinal Alencherry and apostolic administrator Andrews Thazhath and his coterie.
The visiting archbishop met Pope Francis ahead of his visit to India, seeking the pontiff’s blessings.
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