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The news that Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe will be buried in Maula Cathedral has attracted mixed reactions with many questioning the rationale behind the move.
It all started when a video footage which went viral on social media showing people digging inside a Catholic Cathedral of Lilongwe (Maula), specifically at St. Joseph adoration chapel
According to Catholic doctrines, a Bishop who dies while still in office can be buried inside the church or at a special resting place specifically prepared for Bishops.
Father Petros Mwale of Mzuzu Diocese also backed the move in a write up made available to faceofmalawi
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that long serving Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, be accorded âmilitary honours.
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) said in a statement signed by Zanga-zanga Chikhosi released on Thursday made available to faceofmalawi.
The remains of Ziyaye who died in Namibia on the wee hours of Monday will arrive in the country today through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital Lilongwe.
Ziyaye will be laid to rest on Sartuday after a requirement mass at Civo Stadium.
Bishop Ziyaye will be the first to be buried inside the Cathedral.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the body of late Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye will arrive in the country at 8pm and not 2pm as earlier announced following a delay of the flight.
Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) General Secretary, Father. Dr. Henry Saindi has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.
According to Saindi,he plane will now leave Namibia at 16:30 and arrive in Lilongwe at around 7:30pm.
Meanwhile scores of scores of people have gathered at Kamuzu International Airport cargo terminal to welcome the remains who died in a hospital in Namibia Monday morning.
According to the funeral programme, the remains will be taken to the Poor Claras Monastery for body viewing before being taken to Maula Cathedral for a holy mass.