Major archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church Raphael Thattil has asked bishop Bosco Puthur, apostolic administrator of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, to submit an action plan to implement the unified Mass before April 25. The action plan is to be presented to the Church authorities in Rome in May.
An appeal to priests of the archdiocese by Thattil and Puthur at the assembly of priests on April 19 underlined the urgent need to implement the unified Mass at the earliest. Bishop Puthur said in the letter that the major archbishop had asked him to submit a plan of action by April 25 to prepare the way for the synod Mass adoption at the earliest.
The joint appeal to priests cited a letter from the Roman Congregation for Oriental Churches on March 26 warning those who did not use the last opportunity to reconcile would face disciplinary action under Church rules.
