The Syro Malabar Church today sought to reject the recent controversy surrounding St. Thomas saying there is evidence to prove that the apostle visited Kerala.
A controversy had erupted after Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, the Bishop of Niranam diocese, historically one of the oldest dioceses of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church mercilessly swung an axe at the root of the age-old belief that the ancestors of Kerala Christians are Namboodiris who were converted to Christianity by St Thomas.
Former Syro Malabar Church spokesperson, Fr. Paul Thelakat, had also echoed Coorilose바카라s statement. 바카라St Thomas is supposed to have come to Kerala, it would be in the first century. Brahmins came to south India only in the 8th century,바카라 he had said.
Manorama News that Syro Malabar Church바카라s Fr. Mar Vaniyappurkkal has questioned Thelakat바카라s statement saying that only a minority contests St Thomas바카라 visit to Kerala.
Earlier, Outlook had reported that Coorilose바카라s statement had triggered sharp and mixed reaction from the community.
바카라They say their ancestors were Brahmins converted by St. Thomas. They even put out their family history in books proclaiming such false notions. These baseless, savarna caste-oriented and reactionary myths have to be busted,바카라 he had said in a Facebook post in Malayalam.
Responding to this, Thelkat had told Outlook: 바카라In India we have bane that we irrespective of our religion have Manu sleeping within our consciousness. Everyone wants to establish one바카라s own upper caste glory.바카라
