This is not going to happen, since the …

Comment posted Patriarchate Of India- An Appraisal Of The Evolution Of The Episcopal Hierarchy Among Thomas Christians Of Malabar by Paul Xavier.

This is not going to happen, since the Syro-Malabar people are trying to prove themselves to be a subsidiary of Church of East. They are also doing their best to Hinduize their church by using Saffron cassocks and Rudraksha rosaries. On calenders issued by Changanassery Archdiocese, they have even depicted heaven’s door with ‘Trishool’. So they may prefer a ‘Thantri’ or a ‘Swami’ rather than a patriarch.

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