Christianity in Kerala (also in parts around Mumbai, via the Apostle St. Bartholomeu) is 1,500 years older than that in Goa -- even if is known that Malabar's St. Thomas Christians, as they call themselves, were in Goa around the 8th/10th century. Moreover, how many Goan Roman Catholics are there, worldwide, as compared to Catholics (and those of other rites who owe allegience to the Vatican) in Kerala?
Proportionate to population, if Goa would have two saints, Kerala would deserve 100. Xanno Moidecar perhaps forgets the 'Dedd' prefix of his pseudonym :-) Rgds, v On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:50:02 +0530 Alfred de Tavares wrote But, perhaps, you are overlooking, or ignorant, that Kerala has been Christian, quite an exemplary one despite most caste-astrigent, for the past two millenia plus. Ever hear of Thomas, the Apostle? He, himself, has been credited to have baptized the first Christians, in Karala, with the same hand that he had, at the invitation of his Master, plunged into the speared wound, in Jesus' side. > Sincerely > Xanno Moidecar
