Im sure the bishop and authorities can rationalize it a thousand ways, but when a bishop calls the cops on his flock and priests, and violence results, he's lost and should not only immediately resign (which he seems to have done) but never given any pastoral authority over his own pets, let alone a flock or a diocese.
It takes a special brand of incompetence to let it get that far.
I confess that, despite The Pillar's thorough and ongoing coverage of this story, I still don't understand the issues here as well as I should. But, broadly speaking, history does offer a proven solution for amicably settling these kinds of "liturgical wars" to almost everyone's satisfaction. I suggest the wise compromise that Pope Benedict offered with his motu proprio "Summarum Pontificum," which placated the rancor between -- oh, wait...
"CCTV footage shows protesting priests being carried out of the Major Archbishop’s House in Kochi, Kerala, in the early hours of Jan. 11, 2025."
*record scratch, freeze frame* Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.
*baba O'Reilly starts playing*
Im sure the bishop and authorities can rationalize it a thousand ways, but when a bishop calls the cops on his flock and priests, and violence results, he's lost and should not only immediately resign (which he seems to have done) but never given any pastoral authority over his own pets, let alone a flock or a diocese.
It takes a special brand of incompetence to let it get that far.
I confess that, despite The Pillar's thorough and ongoing coverage of this story, I still don't understand the issues here as well as I should. But, broadly speaking, history does offer a proven solution for amicably settling these kinds of "liturgical wars" to almost everyone's satisfaction. I suggest the wise compromise that Pope Benedict offered with his motu proprio "Summarum Pontificum," which placated the rancor between -- oh, wait...