The decision to shutter the basilica was announced by its administrator and rector, who said the facility will remain closed “until it becomes possible to celebrate the synod-prescribed Mass in a peaceful manner.”
“This pope always told us to listen to the other,” Father Joyce Kaithakottil told Crux. “Maybe, he’s not yet listened to the other side that is the position of the priests and laity.”
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Reportedly, a proposed agreement was reached according to which Mass facing the people would continue to be allowed in Ernakulam-Angamaly, with exceptions for the basilica of St. Mary’s, the minor seminary and an international pilgrimage shrine.