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Syro-Malabar Church

Report: Four priests removed from Syro-Malabar seminary over liturgy protest

The move is the first act of discipline against local clergy since the Aug. 20 deadline for priests to cease opposition to liturgical norms

The Pillar
Aug 23, 2023
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Four priests of the Syro-Malabar Church have been ordered out of a seminary in southern India after refusing to adopt the uniform mode of the liturgy. 

The instruction is the first act of discipline against local clergy since the August 20 deadline for priests to cease opposition to the liturgical norms set by the pope’s representative last week.

A Syro-M…

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