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Syro-Malabar Church

Syro-Malabar bishops break ranks over liturgy ultimatum

Following the publication of the bishops’ ‘dissent note,’ there were reports of a surprise breakthrough in negotiations to end the dispute.

Luke Coppen
Jun 21, 2024
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Five Syro-Malabar bishops have expressed their firm opposition to a threat to excommunicate Indian Catholics who fail to accept a new liturgy by July 3, amid reports of a breakthrough in the long-running dispute.

Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad in India, and one of the five signatories of a ‘d…

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