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‘Conscious attempt to destroy faith’

PATHANAMTHITTA: Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil has said that politics without morality has no existence.

Mar Powathil was inaugurating a public meeting held in connection with the consecration of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Mylapra, near here, on Friday afternoon.

He alleged that there was a conscious attempt from certain political quarters to destroy faith in God. This dubious design by certain vested interests in politics itself was a testimony to the waning morality in politics in the modern times, he alleged. Mar Powathil said religious institutions played a key role in instilling morality in the society.

Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Catholicos presided over the meeting. Archbishop of Thiruvalla Thomas Mar Koorilos delivered the keynote address.

The Catholicos led the consecration service in the forenoon. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos and bishops Joshua Mar Ignatheos and Youhanon Mar Chrysostomos were the co-celebrants.

The annual Mar Thoma Christian religious convention, organised by the Adoor diocese of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, will be held at the Convention Nagar in Adoor from January 2 to 6.

Mar Thoma Metropolitan Joseph Mar Thoma will inaugurate the convention at 6.30 p.m. on January 2, according to Fr A.G.Mathew, diocese secretary, and Fr Ipe Joseph, general convener. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Athanaseus, Metropolitan of the Ranni-Nilackal diocese of the Church, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session.

Fr. Varghese Mathai and Fr. K.V.Varkey will lead the renewal conferences to be held at 10 a.m. on January 2 and 3 respectively. Dr. Wesley, evangelist from United States, will deliver the religious discourse at 6.30 p.m. on January 3, 4 and 5.

Fr P.M.Johnson will deliver a discourse at 10 a.m. on January 4 afternoon. Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma will lead the holy eucharist at 7.30 a.m. on January 6.

Dr. Wesley will deliver the keynote address at the valedictory session to be held at 10.30 a.m.

As many as 10,000 faithfuls attached to 120 parishes coming under the Punalur, Thalavur, Pathanapuram, Thevalakkara, Enathu, Kayamkulam, Kannamkode and Pandalam centres of the Church will attend the convention, according to Binu P.Rajan, organising committee convener.

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