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To: NYer

Sir
There are 2 sections of catholics in india.one is the latin catholics which i believe is the majority and the syro-malabar catholics.
The syro-malbar catholics follow the syrian rites whereas the latin catholics follow the latin rites.The syro-malabar catholics are called as syrian catholics here.There are not more than 5 million syrian catholics almost all of them is concentrated in the state of Kerala in southern india.Syrian catholics are conservative and traditional.Many of them (i would use the word us) were converted by st Thomas and the rest were converted by monks of syrian descent.AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT OUR CHURCHES HAVE GOT 99 PERCENT ATTENDENCE.


56 posted on 12/21/2005 8:44:40 AM PST by voice of india (SURIANI CATHOLIKKAN)
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Many of them (i would use the word us) were converted by st Thomas and the rest were converted by monks of syrian descent. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT OUR CHURCHES HAVE GOT 99 PERCENT ATTENDENCE.

So, are you a member of the Syro Malabar Church?

58 posted on 12/21/2005 11:59:48 AM PST by NYer ("Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
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