The Syrian Catholic Church
The Syrian Catholic Church is in the news today because of today's heinous kidnapping of Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa (scroll down for more).
This article from the Beeb, Iraqi bishop kidnap sparks anger, offers some background on the church:
[For more, see Iraqi Christians' long history.]
The Syrian Catholic Church is in the news today because of today's heinous kidnapping of Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa (scroll down for more).
This article from the Beeb, Iraqi bishop kidnap sparks anger, offers some background on the church:
- Observes the Liturgy of St James, performed in Syriac, though certain readings are in Arabic
Practised mostly in Iraq and Lebanon
In communion with Roman Catholic church since the 17th century
[For more, see Iraqi Christians' long history.]
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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