text: Jim1093,
  
  Unfortunately, MANY Catholics and other Christians don't even KNOW that there are Chaldean Catholics or other Christians in Syria.  Our bishops, who are supposed to be the OFFICAL teachers of their dioceses, deserve a D- or F grade in really seeing to the formation of the Catholic Social Gospel aspect of their ministries among their people. 
  
  The Catholic Church has 21 Eastern Rites.  But from the way that the bishops act and respond within the Church, most people [Catholics included] seem to think that the only Catholics are 'Roman [Latin rite] Catholics'.  The Eastern Rite called the Chaldean Rite includes the Chaldean [comprised mostly of Syrians---who were among the earliest people accepting Christianity] and the Malabar Rite---Catholics in parts of India.
  
  There are also Syrians who are members of the Antiochene Rite [yes, they are Catholics] and Indians who are members of the Antiochene Rite as well.  Their ritual is called Syro-Malankara.