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Over 300 priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on Friday said they cannot accept the warning issued by the papal representative to celebrate Holy Mass in a uniform manner as prescribed by the synod or face consequences as it goes against their conscience.
Archbishop Cyril Vasil was appointed as the pontifical delegate to study the conflict between two sections of churchgoers in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese and suggest amicable solutions.
“Your intransigent attitude only aggravated the crisis, shutting even the half-open doors of dialogue which I had initiated,” Nariculam wrote. “This has affected also my efforts in the context of the cathedral basilica.”