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Catholic feud shoots down Bible quiz
MANGALORE, India: Tension between Catholic communities over the language used in liturgies has forced Bangalore archdiocese to cancel its annual Bible quiz.
The event was to be held last month at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in the southern city of Bangalore. But Kannada Sangha (Kannada forum), a group of Catholics who speak Kannada, Karnataka’s state language, threatened to disrupt the proceedings. The group complained that Tamil children won most prizes last year.
Tension has grown for more than 30 years between Tamil speakers, migrants from neighboring Tamil Nadu state who form the majority of Catholics in the archdiocese, and native Kannada speakers, or Kannadiga. Vocal members of each group want their language to be the primary language used in liturgies.
Confrontations have included Mass boycotts and even physical disruption of Masses, including a bishop’s ordination, for which some priests have been arrested.
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MANGALORE, India: Tension between Catholic communities over the language used in liturgies has forced Bangalore archdiocese to cancel its annual Bible quiz.
The event was to be held last month at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in the southern city of Bangalore. But Kannada Sangha (Kannada forum), a group of Catholics who speak Kannada, Karnataka’s state language, threatened to disrupt the proceedings. The group complained that Tamil children won most prizes last year.
Tension has grown for more than 30 years between Tamil speakers, migrants from neighboring Tamil Nadu state who form the majority of Catholics in the archdiocese, and native Kannada speakers, or Kannadiga. Vocal members of each group want their language to be the primary language used in liturgies.
Confrontations have included Mass boycotts and even physical disruption of Masses, including a bishop’s ordination, for which some priests have been arrested.
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