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olivehill
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I am practicing roman catholicism. Do I have to be a part of Assyrian/oriental Orthodox/ Independent /Eastern Orthodox Church to become a roman catholic???
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Contra_Mundum_1
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In order to be Catholic you join the Catholic church. Not eastern orthodoxy. There are eastern Catholic churches, but don’t confuse them with eastern orthodoxy. Catholicism is quite spread in India (but not in all parts to equal degree), so you shouldn’t have problems finding a church.
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iohanne
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There are several options for Christianity in India. I’m going to list the churches underneath the communion to which they belong.
ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
Chaldean Syrian Church
ORIENTAL ORTHODOXY
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - Under the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - Has own Patriarch
EASTERN ORTHODOXY
None
CATHOLICISM
Roman Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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REFORMED/INDEPENDENT**
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
St. Thomas Evangelical Church
Other western Protestant communities with missionary parishes
To be Catholic, one has to join one of the three Churches underneath the category Catholicism. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are centered around Kerala and are the Churches represented by the Syrian Christians or St. Thomas Christians that have joined the Catholic communion. There are also many Roman Catholics in India because of Portuguese colonialism. The “home base” of Roman Catholicism in India is centered in Goa. I’d imagine, however, that there are Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic parishes in most of the major cities in India so it is your choice which is closer to your spirituality.
I’d encourage you to join the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or the Syro-Malankara Catholic Churches because we already have a huge imbalance in Eastern Catholics vs. Western Catholics but that’s just my own bias. =)
ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
Chaldean Syrian Church
ORIENTAL ORTHODOXY
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - Under the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - Has own Patriarch
EASTERN ORTHODOXY
None
CATHOLICISM
Roman Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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REFORMED/INDEPENDENT**
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
St. Thomas Evangelical Church
Other western Protestant communities with missionary parishes
To be Catholic, one has to join one of the three Churches underneath the category Catholicism. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are centered around Kerala and are the Churches represented by the Syrian Christians or St. Thomas Christians that have joined the Catholic communion. There are also many Roman Catholics in India because of Portuguese colonialism. The “home base” of Roman Catholicism in India is centered in Goa. I’d imagine, however, that there are Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic parishes in most of the major cities in India so it is your choice which is closer to your spirituality.
I’d encourage you to join the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or the Syro-Malankara Catholic Churches because we already have a huge imbalance in Eastern Catholics vs. Western Catholics but that’s just my own bias. =)
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