January 27, 2013
His Excellency Mar Jacob Angadiath,
Bishop St. Thomas Catholic Diocese of Chicago.
The Annual general body (Palli Pothuyogam) of St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Church of San Jose, CA, held on January 27, 2013 decided to oppose and reject your pastoral circular No. 6/2012 dated December 20, 2012 for the following reasons:
1. It will destroy the ethnic identity of St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Church, thus making it no different than any other Syro Malabar church in the country.
2. Traditions, practices, and a Knanaya identity that have been passed on for centuries will be lost for ever.
3. It is against all the promises given by the Church authorities in the past.
We are deeply hurt by your circular, and cannot accept your plan to change our church into a non-endogamous community. Your actions/inactions that attempt to destroy our ethnic identity will not be accepted by our Knanaya Community.
We request your Excellency to withdraw or modify the circular and take appropriate actions, so that Knanaya Catholics UNDER YOUR PASTORAL CARE can continue their centuries old traditions and practices in North America, as they have been done in the Arch Diocese of Kottayam.
Respectfully Proposed by: Seconded by:
Jojo Vattadikunnel Gipson Purayampallil
CC: His Grace Mar Alancherry
His Excellency Mar Moolakatt
His Excellency Mar Pandarasseril
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