In a Sept. 2018 interview with Rudaw English, Cardinal Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, put forward that Chaldeans, Syriacs, & Assyrians constitute one people and belong to a single ethnic group:

“We [Chaldeans] are not a nation; we are a church. Surely a church has its own unique cause, but it's very far from a nation.” — Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church

Samuel Jamil (1847–1917) was a Chaldean Catholic archdeacon, abbot, and scholar from Tel Keppe. He identified himself as an “Assyrian Chaldean” (ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ), affirming his Assyrian identity. His book title in Latin refers to the “Church of the Eastern Assyrians or Chaldeans.”

Chaldean separatists are arguably the most hateful group of people on the entire planet.

Tucked in the heart of Karamlesh, the Monastery of Saint Barbara (Mart Barbara) is one of the oldest standing testaments to the enduring Christian faith of the Chaldean-Assyrian people. Dating back to the 6th century. 📍ܐܫܘܪ، ܟܪܡܠܫ

To our beloved Middle Eastern Christians I say: I deeply sympathise with your feeling that you can do little in the face of this grave situation. You are in the heart of the Pope and of the whole Church. Thank you for your witness of faith. May the Virgin Mary, woman of the