Over 300 priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on Friday said they cannot accept the warning issued by the papal representative to celebrate Holy Mass in a uniform manner as prescribed by the synod or face consequences as it goes against their conscience.
Cracking the whip, a representative of the Vatican on Thursday issued a stern warning to priests who oppose the implementation of uniformity in celebrating Holy Mass in churches under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and said disobedience will invite canonical punishment.