Bishop Thomas of Cana, Nasrani History, Southist- Northist, Thekkumbhagar

John Mathew and Binu Cletus, …

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Comment posted Arrival of Thomas of Cana ( Bishop Thomas of Cana ?), History and references about Southist Community (Thekkumbhagar – Knanaya ) by Kurian Zachariah.

John Mathew and Binu Cletus,
Yes , Abdul Jaleel Bawa stayed in many churches .But he expressesd his wish to be buried
In Kottayam Valiapally. My logic says it is because This church and the community had a special place in his heart
For obvious reasons which may not be liked by some if not all others. Abdul Jaleel Bava did not visit Malankara
to convert East Syriac to West Syriac or vice versa but to uphold the existing faith and liturgy. There no evidence of any such conversion in the church history nor have I heard any such thing from anybody.
I have explained the services and sacrifices of priests from Edavazhikal family. Absence of any comment on this I would consider as acknowledgement. The rest in your post are chaff which needs to be ignored.
Edavazhikal priests whom I mentioned as the situation demanded me to mention lived during a certain period of time whether that period can be called ancient or not so ancient. The point is the sacrifices they have rendered in terms of upholding the holy faith the community believed. The priestly heritage of these priests and the legendary
Anjilimootil Itty Thommen Kathanar (Koonana Kurishu Pledge) is being questioned. Strange !!!
One thing you must remember. The Knanaya community is the smallest. Only 60,000 jacobites and 100,000 catholic. Compare this number with total number of other Christian denominations. This small community has
built some of the old if not oldest churches. The first Christian church of Kottayam, The Kottayam Valiapally,
Kaduthuruthy Church, Mulanthuruthy church are all built by them. Any body who is not a moron(to borrow the words of Anah ) will understand this.