The Vatican representative in Delhi, Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio, met apostolic administrator of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church Archbishop Antony Kariyil here on Tuesday. The meeting lasted more than three hours after Archbishop Girelli arrived at the Archbishop Kariyil's house in Kochi around 9 a. m. He left the official residence of the head of the archdiocese after 12 noon.
Though initially there were rumours that Archbishop Kariyil had expressed his willingness to step down from his position as the apostolic administrator, church sources said the Nuncio had also met Bishops from the Syro Malabar Church as well as other representatives of the Church and that a decision would be announced officially from the Vatican, headquarters of the universal Catholic Church.
