Nationality Indian Died 1981 Name Cyril Papali | Denomination Roman Catholic Religion Christian | |
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Born 1902 Kara, Cochin, Kerala, India Known for Peritus to Vatican II on the question of the laity Title Father, O.C.D. (Order of Carmel Discalced) Books Mother of God: Mary in Scripture and Tradition |
Father Cyril Bernard Papali OCD or "Fr. Cyril Bernard of the Mother of God OCD" (1902–1981) was a Carmelite monk of the Manjummel Province. He was born in Cochin, Kerala, India, in 1902.
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Work as a monk
Father Bernard was the last monk to hold the position of TOCD in Manjummel. He was later called to Rome to serve in the Vatican, and was assigned peritus to the Second Vatican Council on the question of the laity and non-Christian religions. He also accompanied Pope Paul VI on his journey to the Philippines and India and wrote Hinduism: Religion and Philosophy.
In 1962, he was an Ordinary Professor of Missionology in the Urbanian University, Rome. In 1964, he was a Consultant of Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians.
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