As a Naval Officer, my experience is that when a Navy Ship is in grave danger of sinking, the Captain in charge of the vessel will do everything in his power to save the ship and its crew from perishing. The Captain will be the last to be saved.
Our Knanaya Catholic “Ship” in North America (KCCNA) is now in very great danger of sinking. Over the years when the “Ship” was sailing in the calm seas, a number of individuals were enthusiastically fighting to become the Captain of this “Ship.” Those former Captains, if I can remember their names correctly, were: Thomas Mulackal, Abraham Niravath, John Akasala, Jose Kaniyalil, Baby Uralil, Cyriac Vettuparapuram and presently John Puthenparambil.
Now the “Ship” is in the middle of the high seas, battered in the tempest, and the former Captains have disappeared off the radar. Did they either abandon the ship, or join the enemy ship? I want to know what has become of these former Captains. Each of these men had a tour of duty at the helm of the “Ship,” and have now gone missing. There is a rumour that two of the former Captains are keeping one foot on the Knanaya “Ship” and the other foot on the enemy’s ship. And still another rumour is that one of the former Captains is trying to become a personal Secretary to Cardinal Varkey, who is the Arch-Enemy of our cause. If these rumours are true, I know who they are, and all I can do is pray for their conversion. Come forward Captains and stand with us!
About six months ago I offered a solution to the present Captain on how to save our “Ship” and crew. It would bring them safely to port permanently before they go down to the depths of the sea. The only way we can salvage the “Ship” and its crew is to immediately prepare a massive petition under the leadership of the present Captain of KCCNA, and in collaborations with the presidents of different state associations. This is an emergency situation my brothers and sisters, and time is against us.
In order to save our community we need to immediately: Stop attending Malayalam Mass, instead attend your own local parish.
Form a KCCNA committee with the presidents of each local association. Collect the list of all Knanaya Catholics in North America and Europe. Send this list to the Pope, immediately, with an attached memorandum, as I suggested 6 months ago. Demand a new independent Diocese for us like that of Kottayam.
If the new Diocese takes time to create, then, immediately extend the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Kottayam over all Knanaya Catholic’s all over the world. If neither can be obtained, then we will leave the Catholic Church and join the Jacobites as they did in the 16th century.
Action in this matter must be taken immediately, and every individual who loves this community of Knanaya Catholics must be united to help achieve this goal.
United we stand, Divided we fall.
Good Luck,
Fr. James Kudilil
(This is excerpts from an article written by the author in 2004. The so called Knanaya Chiefs (“Too many chiefs, not enough Indians!”) of those days should regret they did not heed to these words of wisdom. It is never too late.)
what a prediction from 2004. KCCNA leadership(past)didn't taken these advises seriously. What a shame now. Personally I'm a follower and didn't paid a penny to Syro and continue my catholic faith at Latin church.
ReplyDeleteBlaming these leaders is not right, as they were really not "Leaders" in its real sense. they were merely occupying a position. We can follow what true leaders- Gandhi"s NON-COOPERATION agaisnt an all powerful opponent and JFK's ask ourselfs WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR SAMUDHAYAM? Boycot the infighting and division at Muthu's church and go back to your local parish just like we had been doing until 2002.
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