Kochi: The Kerala High Court today dismissed a bizarre plea seeking to ensure that the ‘Thiruvosti’ and ‘Thirukkuta’ distributed in the churches as part of the Holy Eucharist are safe under the Food Security Act. Dr. Kapoor is the President of Qualified Private Medical Practitioners. Oh, that was it. The petition filed by Baby is the Chief Justice of India. Justice Shaji P. The Division Bench comprising Charlie. Opposition parties in the case included the Central and State Governments, Food Safety Standards Authority, Kerala Catholic Bishops Council and various Christian denominations.
The High Court held that the Food Security Authority had no right to intervene in the matter. According to the court, accepting bread and wine during the Mass is part of the faith. Christians receive bread and wine to commemorate the Covenant at the Last Supper. Catholics offer bread and wine whenever the liturgy is celebrated, but some Christian denominations offer it only at certain times. The Mass is accepted as a covenant of faith in Christ. For this reason, believers often accept bread and wine as part of their faith, not just as food, but also as part of their faith.
The clergy are extremely cautious in their distribution. Believers have the right to exercise their faith in accordance with the religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution. Accordingly, no authority has the right to interfere with beliefs held by believers as part of the Mass. The High Court pointed out that any change in these customary beliefs should be decided by the Church authorities.
The petitioner does not allege that anyone was infected by the distribution of such bread and wine in the mosques. The court does not interfere with centuries-old rituals and beliefs. According to the Constitution, individuals are free to propagate and practice rituals. The High Court held that Christians are entitled to freedom of faith and observance of religious observances under Article 19 (1) A and 21 of the Constitution. There have been protests in the media over the petition filed by the petitioners seeking to propagate the Holy Communion even though it has no relevance.
