Doubt hangs over deal to reopen Syro-Malabar cathedral

St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam was closed in December following clashes over the liturgy.

An agreement over the reopening of an Indian cathedral at the center of a ferocious liturgical dispute appears to have broken down on the day it was announced.

Syro-Malabar Catholics hold a protest calling for the reopening of St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam, India, on June 12, 2023. Courtesy photo.

The media commission of the Syro-Malabar Cath…