Kochi, Dec 24: Differences over unified mass on the famed St Mary’s Basilica right here, which snowballed into violence final month, has forged its shadow on the Christmas celebrations with police being deployed to stop the scenario from deteriorating any additional.
Following the violence, the district administration had determined to shut down the Church.
An argument on whether or not the priest ought to face the churchgoers or the altar throughout the Holy Mass had assumed the type of violence between the 2 factions.
Then, the Thrissur Archbishop Mon Antony Thazhath, who was deputed by the Vatican to take care of the affairs of Ernakulam diocese, was stopped from getting into the cathedral by a bunch.
While the insurgent group took management of the church and closed it from inside, the official faction additionally shut the church gates from outdoors.
After closing down within the final week of November, after a sequence of talks, on account of Christmas, the Church opened on Tuesday, however quickly a bit took sturdy place in opposition to the newly-appointed administrator Fr Antony Puthuvelil who was prevented from performing his priestly duties.
Since Saturday morning, the problems have taken an unsightly flip between the 2 warring factions resulting in unruly scenes contained in the Church as some mild tools have been damaged.
“Our job is to ensure that law and order. Talks have to be held between the two warring factions and there are people who have been given the responsibility,” mentioned the highest police official entrusted with holding the regulation and order intact.
Chaos reigns famed St Mary’s Basilica at Kochi on X’mas eve IANS 24 December 2022 Post Your Comments
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