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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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Syro-Malabar liturgy dispute

Pope Francis accepts Syro-Malabar head’s resignation, seeks end to ‘liturgy war’

In addition to accepting senior resignations, Francis warned clergy to accept liturgical reforms or face canonical penalties

Luke Coppen
Dec 07, 2023
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Pope Francis sought to end a decades-long “liturgy war” Thursday as he accepted the resignation of the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Pope Francis speaks in a video message to Catholics in the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala, India. Screenshot from @VaticanNewsIT YouTube channel

The pope’s appeal came amid a flurry of V…

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