Cardinal George Alenche-rry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has called for peace and composure among priests and faithful as the rift between him and a section of priests in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese widened.

“All members of the Church are united with the power of the Holy Spirit and must, through their actions and words, contribute to strengthening the unity of the Church,” said the cardinal on July 3 speaking on the occasion of the Syro Malabar Church Day, the feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle.

Cardinal Alencherry also wants the priests and the faith-ful to strive to strengthen “the Church in a spirit of love, brotherhood and unity, prayerfully and with the strength imbibed from the Holy Spirit.”