held discussions with representatives of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in New Delhi in a bid to resolve the century old dispute between two Kerala based Syrian church groups. He met three senior priests of the church at his office, a day after discussions with representatives of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church there. The two church groups issued separate statements on Tuesday, hailing their meeting with Modi as cordial and fruitful . The feud between the two factions intensified following following implementation of a 2017 Supreme Court order, granting the Orthodox faction possession of over 1,000 churches and properties attached to them. Following their separate meetings with the PM over two days, representatives of the two groups met at Mizoram Bhawan in New Delhi for the lunch hosted by Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, who arranged their meetings with Modi.
Kerala Syrian Church Dispute: Orthodox Faction Meets PM Modi Over Battle for Possession of Churches
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The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Monday said it had a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has initiated discussions with two rival Kerala-based Syrian church groups to end their bitter battle for possession of over 1000 churches and their properties. Modi is expected to hold discussions with representatives of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church faction on Tuesday over the issue, sources said.
Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, who has held several discussions with top priests of both Orthodox and Jacobite factions on the matter, arranged their separate meetings with the prime minister, they said. After three Bishops of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church met Modi in New Delhi today, a church spokesperson said here they have informed the prime minister about the 2017 Supreme Court order, granting them possession of over 1000 churches
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Modi will meet the Jacobite group today Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a discussion with representatives of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Delhi on Monday, in an attempt to mediate the raging dispute between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions of the Malankara Church.
According to an official spokesperson of the Church, the meeting that lasted nearly an hour, was also attended by Mizoram Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. The Orthodox faction was represented by Youhanon Mar Demetrios, Metropolitan of the Delhi Diocese; Thomas Mar Athanasius, Metropolitan of the Kandanad East diocese; and Youhanon Mar Diascoros, synod secretary of the Church.
A celebration of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Parumala, Kerala. Credit: AJP/Shutterstock.
The Supreme Court of India agreed Monday to consider a petition that the requirement of annual confession in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church violates its members privacy rights.
Three members of the Church, which is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, have petitioned the court after some of the Church s priests allegedly used information learned in the confessional for blackmailing and both sexual and monetary exploitation.
India s Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Dec. 14.
The petitioners called the Church’s requirement of confession a “serious intrusion into the privacy of a person.”
A celebration of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Parumala, Kerala. Credit: AJP/Shutterstock.
CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2020 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- The Supreme Court of India agreed Monday to consider a petition that the requirement of annual confession in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church violates its members’ privacy rights.
Three members of the Church, which is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, have petitioned the court after some of the Church’s priests allegedly used information learned in the confessional for blackmailing and both sexual and monetary exploitation.
India’s Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Dec. 14.
The petitioners called the Church’s requirement of confession a “serious intrusion into the privacy of a person.”