STOP ENDOGAMY EXPULSION FROM KNANAYA CATHOLIC CHURCH

Kundi

While I understand your concerns regarding inclusivity, the Knanaya identity is not just about faith; it is an ethnic heritage that has survived for 1,700 years precisely because of our marriage traditions. To dismantle endogamy is to eventually dissolve the Knanaya people into the larger population, ending a unique history that we have a right to preserve. We aren't excluding others from Christianity; we are simply protecting a specific ethnic lineage.

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This endogamy and discrimination of fellow Catholics by the church for marrying outside should be abolished immediately. Its disappointing to see our names get cancelled from our parish even when we helped to build this church.

Stop endogamy

 Italy

Don't give endogamy right. It will spoil many families.

Please abolish or stop knanaya endgamy practice as it is against Christian beliefs of 'accepting brothers'

Stop endogamy

Stop endogamy

 India

 Kazakhstan

I am against endogamy because it is anti social, anti human, anti religious

We are a group of proud Knanaya and non-knanaya members who are working towards stopping the expulsion of members from the Kottayam diocese based on the practice of endogamy in Kerala (India) and abroad which is under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Based on an alleged custom and tradition, the practice of the Kottayam archdiocese, is that if a member enters into a marriage with another Catholic (non-endogamous marriage), the member is asked to leave the eparchy of Kottayam and is not granted their sacrament of marriage. The denial of sacrament forces members to write a letter to the Kottayam Diocese requesting change of diocese to get married. This letter helps Kottayam diocese to claim that they do not expel any one from the diocese, as all members have requested for change of diocese. Church use the term PLEK (Permission to leave the Eparchy of Kottayam) for this, which is clearly a CONSTRUCTIVE REMOVAL OR EXPULSION (in legal terms) of the member from their own church where they have been baptised and grew up. The member is compelled to join another Catholic diocese along with his/her spouse. Their biological and/or adopted children will not be allowed to be members of the Knanaya diocese and all the sacraments are denied for this family at Knanaya Church as they are expelled. Kottayam diocese expels members selectively on the basis of racial considerations, which is clearly unchristian, unconstitutional, racial discrimination & violates basic human rights. This tradition being practiced to protect presumed racial/blood purity of the Knanaya community. As a result of this practice, many young men and women in the community remain unmarried for fear of the ignominy of getting married to a non-Knanaya Catholic and getting expelled from the community. Aslo many siblings in one family had to join different churches due to this practice of endogamy based church expulsions and membership denials to non-endogomous spouces by the Knanaya Catholic Diocese.

Endogamy is a social evil

Stop the practice of Endogamy in Knanaya Catholic Church.

Best Wishes for the great fight

Within the Catholic Church, endogamy is not permissible

Please say no to discrimination in the church.

I fully support the petition and request His holiness Pope Francis to take immediate steps to stop this barbaric action of Kottayam Diocese.

This petition should be submitted in person by our one or two eminent persons of this group.my idea is His Holly’s Pope’s personal intervention is required for this(so far this may not be known to him)