At deadline, Chaldean bishops not planning apology

A rift among Chaldean Catholic bishops is at a crucial juncture

Five bishops will not offer an apology to the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, despite a looming threat of canonical sanctions.

Bishops meet in Baghdad during a July 2024 synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church. Credit: Patriarchate of Baghdad.

Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako directed the five bishops last week to apologize to him for acts of percei…