Original sentence: Caste consciousness among the native Christians was so intense that they even maintained separate Church confraternities.The Portuguese attempted to abolish caste discrimination among the local converts and homogenise them into a single entity.The church authorities initially used the native priests as Konkani and Marathi interpreters in their parishes and missions
Edited sentence: At least three Sudir priests trained by the Jesuits are known to have been condemned by the Inquisition in 1736.Bound by their rigid caste rules, these local converts (particularly the Brahmins) retained pride of caste and race, and very seldom inter-married with the Portuguese.Caste consciousness among the native Christians was so intense that they even maintained separate Church confraternities dedicated to the perpetuation of the existing caste hierarchy.Estevão Jeremais Mascarenhas, a Gauddo by caste and member of parliament elected several times by public demand; who spoke of self-determination in 1853.For instance, it was Fr.For instance, while there is evidence of Chardo priests since the late 17th century, only Bamonns, Mestiços and foreigners were allowed to join the priesthood till then, and even from that period onwards, members of the clergy continued to hail overwhelmingly from the Bamonn caste.Francis Xavier,  Chardos as Konkani and Marathi interpreters in their parishes and missions.The Portuguese initially attempted to abolish caste distinctions among the local converts and homogenise them into a single entity, but soon found this to be an impossible task and were consequently forced to recognise them.The church authorities initially used the Bamonns and following the example of St