Published Date: March 12, 2010

Tags: Bishops' security, challenged, Indian Bishops' meet, plenary meet

Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil

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Security of bishops was a challenge in organizing the national bishops’ plenary in Guwahati that witnesses sporadic violence, reveals Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who organized it.

“I do not want to hide the fact that I had some fear about the security of the participants,” said the prelate, whose archdiocese in the city hosted the eight-day meeting that ended March 3.

Assam state Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi took “personal interest to provide security” the prelate said in an interview with Church news agency SAR News.

Several towns in Assam continue to witness sporadic explosions and sudden strikes as ethnic groups fight each other for socio-political dominance.

The prelate also shared some anxiety he had about possible “negative comments in the press” about the bishops’ meet. But the press was “positively interested” in discussions bishops had on issues of modern youth, he noted.

He said the “the real challenge” was to help the bishops keep their time schedules so that they could give full attention to their deliberations.

It meant the smooth functioning of the transport systems, food arrangements, communication facilities, information network, and secretarial assistance.

The meeting could have been disrupted by matters such water shortages, electricity failure, “phone disruption, some unforeseen political commotion, or a stray bomb blast.”

Source: Archbishop Recalls Agony and Ecstasy of Hosting Bishops’ Meet (CBCI/SAR News)

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