Dissenting Priests In Syro-Malabar Church Protest Pope Francis’ Christmas Deadline
By Anto Akkara
Tensions are rising within the Syro-Malabar Church in the Indian state of Kerala as the Vatican’s Dec. 25 deadline for priests to implement a “universal” liturgy or face possible excommunication fast approaches.
Ahead of the deadline, a number of priests have publicly protested a mandate to institute...