Schisms, Divisions, and Persecutions on the Path to Full Communion with Rome. A Historical-Ecclesiological Study of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the East Syriac Tradition
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https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.3773Keywords:
Eastern Churches, East Syriac tradition, Syro-Malabar Church, Chaldean Church, schism, Church unity, inculturationAbstract
This article provides a historical-ecclesiological analysis of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the East Syriac tradition, with particular attention to the Syro-Malabar Church and the Chaldean Church. It examines their complex path toward full communion with Rome, marked by schisms, divisions, and persecutions. The study highlights the tension between the preservation of ecclesial and liturgical identity and external influences, particularly processes of Latinization. It concludes that communion with Rome was a gradual and dynamic process whose stability depends on respect for proper tradition and authentic inculturation.
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