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AtmkvXenI k`
tbiphns Cu temI PohnXn \np A\p`hw kmnb
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`mcXk`bpw XfpsS s]mXp k`m]nXmhmbn amtXmm olmsb IcpXpp F hkvXpXbmWv. Fm Ggmw \qmphscbpff ImeLfn Cu ImeLn ChnSps {]tZinI aecbnse k` t]jy k`bpsS A[nImcn Iognembncpp FXn\v bmsXmcp sXfnhpIfpw e`ya. k`m[nImcnIfmbncpncnWw `mcXk`sb \bnncpXv.
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aec \{kmWnI DXamb kmaqlnI \nehmcw Dffhcmbncpp. \{kmWnIfpsS Ncn{XtcJIfmb PohnXmhbntev sNpXInSpI hnc Nqp ]pcmX\ `mcXk`sb AYhm sNtSpI
kw_nnStmfw AaqeyNcn{XtcJI XsbmWv. Xcnmffn sNtSv (849) hoccmLh ]bw (13 - 14 \qmpI) XpSnb sNpXInSpI Cu KWns]Spp. Cu tcJIfneqsS ChnSps \{kmWnIv {]tXyI AhImifpw B\pIqeyfpw `cWm[nImcnI Iev]np \evInbncpp. \{kmWnIfpsS t{ijvTamb PohnXmhsb ]cnKWnmbncpncnWw Cu AhImifpw B\pIqeyfpw \evIsncpXv. tIcfn t]cnednbsncp Ncn{XtcJI DZbwt]cq Hcp Bm\amn cmPhwiw tPm hnmhw F amm kqN\I DXPohnX
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\ne\nncpXmbn
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(1316 - 1334) AhntmWn\npw tIcfnse ss{IkvXh cmPmhn\v IpIfbncpXmbn e`yamWv. aX]cambpw tcJmtiJcn CXv kqNnnpXv aecm BZna \qmpIfn Xs cmjv{Sobambpw AwKoIcnsShn[w
]noSv t]mpKn \npw \nch[n t{]jnXhrnmbn tkhy Bbncpp `mcXns ZznXob AtmkvXes\v hn.{^mknkv
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t]mpKokv `cW\oamb ]ms{ZmhmtZm `cWw tIcfnse aeck`bpsS ta ASntnp. XpSv ChnSps \{kmWnIfpsS X\Xmb kpdnbm\n Bcm[\m{Iasbpw eo\oIcnm\pff PohnXssiensbbpw _emevImcamb ]mccysfbpw t]mpKokv 1599 ]cn{iafmWv
anj\dnamcpsS `mKp\npapmbXv.
CXns\Xnscbpff aecmcpsS
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Fncpmepw XfpsS
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bmtm_mb k`bpambpff _w
sshZnIcn \npw e`n ssIhbv]ns km[pXsb Ipdnpff kwibw Hmw amtmmbpsS Imew apXt Dmbncpp. Bdmw amtmmbpsS Imeambtmtgpw bYm ssIhbv]v e`npXn\v thnbpff A`nhm sImp sNsnXv bmtm_mb k`bpambpff _ntembncpp. As\ Bdmw amtmm, am Znhytkymkv F t]cn 1770 bmtm_mb sa{Xm\mb am {KntKmdntbmkn \npw ssIhbv]v kzoIcnpXneqsS aecbnse GIk`bpsS hn`P\w
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Cu XfpsS
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AtymJymbnse ]qWambn
aecbn
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Bobhpw `uXoIhpamb A[nImcw X\nps AhImihmZw Dbnp. sa{Xmtmenmsb sa{XmInbpw ]m{Xnbokv apSnbtXmsS _mhmInbpw
ImtXmentv m]\w
Cu A_vZpffm aecbn ZpnXnbn \npw am aec k`sb IcIbpXn\mbn t\XrXzsaSpv am bYm ^m.]n.n.Kohokv (]noSv Cuhm\ntbmkv)
\njvImknX\mbncp km[nXamn.
]m{Xnbokmb A_vZv Zv aviolm ]m{Xnbokns 1912 se Dchv hgn CsXpdnvam Cuhm\ntbmkv Xs BIYbn tcJsSpnbncnpXv {]ImcamWv. apSpmb DSs\ \mw B hnhcw ImWnv A_vtZZv aviolm ]m{Xnbokv _mhmXncpa\nse t]v InbSnp. XmaknbmsX BizmkIcamb adp]Sn Iev]\hp. CsX Ipdnv 1087 CShw 19 se aebmfat\mca bn h hm C{]Imcambncpp. \n. h. Zn. a. {io.tamdm am CmtXymkv A_vvavinlm ko\nb ]m{Xnbokv _mhm AhI aecbvv hcp hgn _{kbn \nv I tIdn Cse (shffnbmgvN) CUybpsS hSp]Snmdpff Znhymtkymkv Idmn FXpdapJv {]nkn FnbnpffXmbn am skan\mcn ^m.]n.n.Kohokv Fw.G.
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hnhcWw \evpp. CXns\ XpSv Znh\ymtkymkv skan\mcn {]nkn dh.^m.]n.n.Kohokv Fw.F. m\hensbpw apw ]n Ncn{X kmytfmSpIqSn thsdmcp {]kwKw sNpIbpw sNbvXp. Cu ImtXmenm knwlmk\ kvYm]\n\p ]nnepw aecbpsS hninjvS ss]XrIhpw hynXzhpw Imp kqnpI F AZayamb A`nhmbmWpmbncpXv. aecbpsS \m\mhn[amb ]ptcmKXn eyw hpsImpff XpS kXymt\zjWw {]m\ntev ^m.]n.n.Kohokns\ \bnp. _Y\nsb k` kymk GIamsWpw {InkvXphns
hnipamsWpw ImtXmenIamsWpapff t_m[yntev ISphcphm ^m.]n.n.Kohokv am Cuhm\ntbmkv F \mat[bw kzoIcnpsImv _Y\bpsS sa{Xm\mbn Xotm Atln\pkm[nXpw Cu kXymt\zjWneqsS Bbncpp. CXv Itmenm hnizmkspdnv {ItaW
]Tnm\pw a\nemphm\pw am Cu hm\ntbmkns\ t{]cnnp. sa{Xm kwLhpw Kuchambn NnnpXpSn. kpltZmkv am am Cuhm\ntbmkns\ am
Cu hnizmkns Iqmbvabn ]ptNcpXns\ Ipdnv Atlhpw aec CXpambn _spff ]s aec InS]mSpI \Sphm 1926 ]cpaebn IqSnb aec k`m NpaXesSpn. HgnsIbpff A{]XonXambn e`n Hcp A\pIqe tImSXnhn[n Cu DZyan \npw Cuhm\ntbmkpw sXtbm^ntemkpw sa{Xmmscsbmw ]nncnnp. ]nmnbncphscmw ]nncnsnepw s]spmb Atlw
shdpw ItmsS ZrU\nbhpw ssZhIr]bpw am{Xw ssIapXemn _Y\n sa{Xm Xs kXymt\zjWw XpScpI Xs sNbvXp. ]qhnIcpsS CXns\Ip.
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kambncpp.
Iqmbvabntev ISphcpsa {]Xobn Bm\w HgnnSpIbmbncpp. ]mccyn ImtXmenm kpltZmknsbpw A[nImcsIpdnv XnI t_m[yapmbncp am Cuhm\ntbmkv BWv k`bpsS HmIen\pw ]ptcmKXnpw thn Cu m\fpw Atlw A[nImcfpw \onhbvm 1926 C{]Imcw ImtXmenm Iognepff kpltZmkv XmdmbsXtmWw. tdmanteb\nthZ\n FgpXnbncnpp. knwlmk\ns `{Zmk\fn
sa{Xmmscbpw
\SpIbpw sNp ]mccyamWv aec k`bvpffXv. m\w aecbpsS ss]XrImhImiamsW XnI Cuhm\ntbmkn\pmbncpp.
ItXmenm t_m[yw am
sNbvXncpp. tPm t]m cmaam mm Xs {]Ya `mcXki\thfbn 1986 s^{_phcn 8 \v aec kpdnbm\n Itmenmk`bpsS CubSp hfsb ImeLw kw_nv \nfpsS hfbpsSbpw Bgamb {InkvXob C{]Imcw k`bpsS {]kvXmhnpIbpmbn, HchkcamsWv
PohnXnsbpw
AdnbpXn F\nv hfscb[nIw ktmjapv. cma amm kntdm aec Itmenm k`sb k`sb taP BnFnkvtIm k`bmbn 1930 DbpIbpmbn. Itmenm Cu thfbn Atlw aec ]p\{]thi\w
2005 s^{_phcn 10 \v
\Snb kntdm aec kaqlw AwKkwJybn hn]peamb h\hp km[npIbpw ]pcmX\amb k`mss]XrIhpw hnizmkhpw kvXpXylamw hn[w
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kwcnpIbpw sNbvXp.
CX\pkcnv k`bpsS Xeh\p ]nXmhpambn Dbs taP Bp_njv D]cnsa{Xmtmeom ImtXmenm_mhm m\w kzoIcnpIbmbncpp. k`IfpsS Imt\m\ kwlnX (CCEO) bpsS ImcWw ]uckvXy DdhnSfnsemmb taP
CX\pkcnv aec ]mccy {]Imcw kntdm aec Itmenm k`bpsS Ay, ItXmenm _mhmbmbn m\tapIbmbncpp. _tentbmkv hfphp. B{Klhpw ImtXmenm_mhmbpsS Imew apX ChnsS PohnXw hmpI Hcp amtXmamolmbpsS Cu ss{IkvXh {itbamWv.
Cu kaqlns Ghpw henb AhImihpw A`nemjhpw k` AXns kzX{ambn \bnWw AXn\m FXmbncpp. \psS aec k` asmcp
k`bpsSbpw A[o\Xbns]X.
X\Xmb Hcp k`mI PohnXw sInsSpp sImv Cu ZuXy \nlWw km[nphm\pff B{Klw BcnI kntdm aec Itmenm Cu k`bvpmbncpp. As\ \psS k`bpsS hynXzhpw
kzmX{yhpw
Itmenm_n \ne\nsSpp. Fpw XfpsS X\Xmb hynXzs DbnnSn ss{IkvXh Iqmbvabmbncpp ]p IqIm F k`m kaqlw. GI k`sb {InkvXphns t{]jnX eyn \npw hgnamdncnsnepw ]noSv XncnsIhp Cv ]m{Xnbokn\Sp kzbm[nImctmsS BtKmf Itm enmk`bpsS Xeh\mb ammbpsS sXcsSpn aecbpsS
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kmn[yapdnv
Xebpbn
\nevptm
{InkvXphns
Xncpa\v
XsbmWv \ndthsSpXv. Cu k`bvv ssIhncnp kzmbm[nImcw GI k`sb {InkvXp eyw kmmXvIcnpXn\pff Xpd hmXnep XsbmWv. aec k`I HmhpI F kz]v\w apn IpsImv aec kpdnbm\nItmenm Gsd mL\obamWv. hogvNI k`bpsS Xeh\pw ]nXmhpamb tamdm tam _tentbmkv In\m oankv ImtXmenm_mhm \Snb {]kvXmh\ Cu kz]v\kmmXvImcn\p GsXmw hnp Itmenm k`bpsS `mKp\nv aec kpdnbm\n aeckpdnbm\n
Itmenmk`bpsS Ctmgs Ays\ \nebn F\nv Cu k`I s]mXphmbn aptmv hbvp taeys Iogn k`mip{iqj sNphm Atlns Rm ]cn]qW Iogn ktmjtabpffq aec aec k`sb k`I AsXs
AtmkvXenI k` aptmv sImpt]mIphm {]Xnm_\mWv. Rm km{XnI Iqmbvabn hcpXn\v GXp XymKhpw GsSppXn\v a\nempp. XmdmWv. k`miq{iqjbnse Ahn`mPy kaWambn Rm
]m{Xnbmm\samgnsIbpff
]m{Xnbm
A[nImcfpw
ImfpIbpw
sNp
kzbm[nImc
k`m[y\mWv taP Ap_njv ImtXmenm _mh (CCEO - 151). taP Bp_njv ImtXmenm_mhmbpsS A[nImcw kzIobhpw HutZymKnIhpw hynKXhpambncnpw k`m`cWw (CCEO 78/1). kzw A[nImcn taP Xs \Sphm\pff NpaXebmWv Bp_njv
ImtXmenm_mhmbvpffXv Fv \nba`mjyw (See, Salachas, Commento al CCEO, Roma, 8889). kzw {]hniybn sa{XmtmeombpsS A[nImcap]tbmKnptXmsSmw {]tXyI {]hniyI \nbnnnm efn sa{XmtmeombpsS A[nImcw D]tbmKnv {]hniym `cWw \nlnphm (CCEO - 80/1). Imcyfnepw t\XrXzn Bp_njv ImcW taP k`sb hnhn[ Bp_njv ImtXmenm_mhmbv[nImcapv taP ]pXnb Bp_njv Hcp {]hniy taP Bn FnkvtIm k`bpsS s]mXphmb Fm {]Xn\n[oIcnpXv `{Zmk\tfmSpIqSnb _mhmbvpv Hcp Hcp sa{XmtmeombpsS
]cn.kpltZmkns kXtmSpIqSn Bcw`npXn\pff A[nImcw taP ImtXmenm ]cnKWnv (CCEO.85/1) Kuchamb ]cn.kpltZmkns kXtmSpIqSn
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HIvtSm_ 24 mw XobXn Bdv ]pXnb In\mamsc {]Jym]\w amm kpdnbm\n Xeh\pw _tentbmkv ImtXmenm_mhbvmbncpp.
I\mamcn
Itmenm ]nXmhpamb
m\tv Dbs Atlw temInse Ghpw {]mbwIpd In\m F \nebn temI am[ya{i ]nSnp]n. CXphgnbmbn aec kpdnbm\n Itmenm k`bvv Ncn{XnemZyambn ssIh `cW A[nImcmhImi \nchn[nbmWv. BtKmfItmenmk`bpsS
\nlWn ammbpsS ASp D]tZiI\mbn hnphm\pff NpaXe Cu k`bpsS Xeh\pw ]nXmhpamb ItXmenm_mhbneqsS e`np. kthm]cn BtKmfItmenm k`bpsS ]camy\mb Cu ammsb k`bvmbn. sXcsSppXn\pff ]mfnw DdmpXn\pw
AtXmsSmw Cu k`bpsS Xeh\pw ]nXmhpamb ImtXmenm_mhbneqsS tdman am {KntKmdntbmkv Ggmas \manepff tZhmebw kvYm\nI tZhmebambn Iev]nv A\phZnsp. cmjv{Snb kmapZmbnI t\Xmam, 2012 \hw_ 24 \v hnm\n k`mtaeyam XpSnbh
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In\m
m\mtcmlW
Ncn{Xnse
Xs
Hcp
thdnImgvNbmbn.
Xemhp IqSn Ncn{XnemZyambn AWnbsSp [\y aplqn\mWv 21 mw \qmns {]mcw`Zi kmyw hlnXv.
A\\y hynXzw
XeapdIfneqsS ]IpInnb kzw k`mss]XrItfmSv sXpw hnphogvN sNmsX Bm`nam\tmsS ]m{Xnbokn\Sp kzbm[nImcw Imfp Hcp hyn k`bmbn kntdm aec Itmenm k` hfncnpp. Cu k`sb `cnp\n\pff \nba kzbw \nnv {]tXyI iojItmsS (Code of Particular Canons of the Syro - Malankara Catholic Church CPCSMCC) 2012 amv 10 \v {]knoIcnpXn\pw Cu k`bvmbn. hynXzw \ne\nptXmsSmw ]Xn\mbncv kphntij shfnw FnpsImSpp Itmenm ssZhP\s anj\dn kzbw k`bmbn hfcphm\pw the aec sNbvXv kpdnbm\n AhnSps `mcXnse k`bvv hfn km[np. anj
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aec kpdnbm\n Itmenm k` AXns hynXzw A\\yambn Imp ]cn]menpsImv ]qamb kzbm[nImcntev hfcpXns Ncn{Xn\mWv 21 mw \qmns Bcw`w kmyw hlnXv. XymK\n`camb B{im]cn{iahpw t\XrXzhpw XoWaXnIfmb Cu hynXzhfbntev k`sb \bnXv Cu k`bpsS ]pWy]nXmmcpsS anj\dnamcpsS Cu ssZhP\ns Iqmbvam PohnXhpambncpp.
[manIXbneSnbpd
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\mw PohnpXv.
]cn.tPmt]m cma ammbn \npw Gphmnb aeckpdnbm\n Itmenm k`bvv ss]XrIambn e`nnpff Bm`nam\hpw hynXzhpw aqeyfpw Imp]cn]menv kwcnpXn hnapJXImmsX Ahsb Aaqey kmZyfmbncpXn XeapdIfntev ssIamdm \apv Ignbs.
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