All Catholic Bishops of India are going to meet next week

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All the catholic bishops in India, around 230 bishops in total are going to assemble at Palai diocese of the Syro malabar catholic church from Feb 5 to 10. Archbishop of the syro malabar catholic church, Joseph Powathil said that this will be a historic event for the entire world christianity.
 
Sounds like a meeting of just about any national CCB, so I’m not sure why it’d be considered so “historic”. 🤷
 
Don’t be such a sour puss, its an Historic occasion.
 
Perhaps there is something we are missing? Maybe this is for a special occasion? As Malphono pointed out, on the surface, this sounds like any national conference of Catholic bishops. In India, as I understand it, the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Churches have their respective holy synods, and the Latin bishops of India have their national conference, but three bodies gather together as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
 
31st CBCI Plenary Assembly, 5 to 12 February 2014 at Alphonsian Pastoral Institute, Arunapuram, Palai
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  The February 5-12, 2014, 31st general body  meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is being  held at Alphonsian Pastoral Institute, Arunapuram, Diocese of Palai,  Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA.The theme of this biennial assembly is “Renewed Church for a Renewed Society-responding to the call of Second Vatican Council” . Over 180 Bishops from all over the India are expected to participate in this assembly.

The week-long event is  meant to  facilitate a coordinated study of  issues affecting the Church in India  and the adoption of a common policy for effective action.. CBCI is  permanent catholic hierarchy of the catholic Chuch in India. The CBCI  headquarters was shifted from Bangalore to Delhi in 1962. The CBCI is an  umbrella organization of all the Catholic Bishops of India, belonging  to the Latin, the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara Rites. The plenary  assembly of the CBCI is held every 2 years.  On February 5th, Nuncio  Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio will lead the inaugural Mass. After the  Presidential address by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop Albert  DSouza, CBCI secretary general will present the biennial report of the  bishops’ body.

Cultural programs will be held at  Alphonsian Pastoral Institute´s main auditorium every day. During the  assembly all Bishops and particpants will visit Shrine of St. Alphonsa  at Bharananghanam , St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor- Major  seminary for Syro Malabar Church-, Mannanm ashramam, tomb of Blessed   Chavara Kuriakose Elias and tomb of Blessed Theverparampil Kunjachan,  Ramapuram.

  A civic reception for the assembling  ecclesiastical dignitaries is arranged at St. Thomas College Ground,  Pala at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, 8th Febriuary, 2014. Religious, political and civic leaders from the state will be present on the occasion.
palaidiocese.com/news_detail.php?id=55

Arunapuram, is northeast of Kottayam, a little west of Palai.

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Perhaps there is something we are missing? Maybe this is for a special occasion? As Malphono pointed out, on the surface, this sounds like any national conference of Catholic bishops. In India, as I understand it, the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Churches have their respective holy synods, and the Latin bishops of India have their national conference, but three bodies gather together as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
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It’s historic because, unlike their Latin counterparts, the Eastern bishops do not normally meet together like this outside of their synods. For most of the Eastern bishops who participated on the 2008 Synod for the Middle East, that was their first time meeting each other as a group of bishops.
 
Interesting, but I’m not holding my breath for anything particularly historic.

The CBCI has been way too soft on contraception, sterilization, abortion and cozying up to political parties, many of which are more or less anti-Christian. And do not get me started on syncretism and liturgical abuses. A little less “social justice” rhetoric and a little more authentic Catholic teaching would, in this context, truly be historic. Can it happen? Well, all things are possible with God. But I’m not holding my breath. 😛
 
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