Syrian Christians of Kerala
SYRIAN CHRISTIANS St. Mary’s Orthodox Nirnam Church, Thiruvalla, Kerala OF KERALA As I am talking about family values, it is most important to look at where these, in my case, were derived from. I am a Syrian Christian by birth, but for reasons close to my personal views on humanity, I belong to no branch of any physical Christian Church or organised religion. History of the Catholicate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Source http://mosc.in/catholicate/catholicate In the early Christian church there were only three ranks: 1. Episcopos (Bishop), 2. Priest and 3. Deacon. By the end of the 300 AD, certain bishops of important cities in the Roman empire assumed a greater level than other bishops. They became called as Metropolitans. The Ecumenical Councils of 400 AD recognized the authority of these Metropolitans. By 500 AD Bishops in cities like Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria and Antioch gained control over the churches...