By our Religious Correspondent
Thozhiyoor, March 21 (IVC) The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) headquartered at Thozhiyoor near Kunnamkulam in the derestrict had decided to give men’s equal right to women in the governance of the Church and its administrative affairs following the amendment of its 76-year-old constitution.
The amendments to the constitution was made at the meeting of the Church’s Sabhamandalam, the apex decision making body, the head of the Church, Metropolitan Cyril Mar Baselios said.
The main objective of convening the ‘Sabhamandalam’ was to approve the amendments to the Constitution of the Church, adding Mar Baselios said, Church’s Constitution was framed in 1948, though the Church was erected in 1772.
Another important amendment to the Constitution passed unanimously was to bring down the age of voting to 18 years from the existing 21 years of age, Baselios said.
So far it was the monopoly of men to govern the church and look after the administrative affairs of the Church and these two amendment s would be the land mark decisions in the over 250-years old history of the Church, he added.
The amendments to the Constitution of the Church were contemporary and they were essential to go ahead with maintaining the ancient rituals and custom of the Church.
The Secretary od the Sabha, Geever Mani presented the constitution at the Sabhamandalam, The head of the MISC, Metropiltan Cyril Mar Baselios presided over the Sabhamandalam.
