'Reconsiden reinstating rape-accused Franco Mulakkal as Bishop'; Save Our Sisters forum appeals to Pope Francis

Decks were cleared for former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal"s return to the pastoral duties after the Vatican accepted the Kottayam trial court"s decision, acquitting him of rape charges by a nun in January 2022.

NewsBharati    15-Jun-2022 16:49:03 PM
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Kochi, June 15: Taking a strong objection to the decision to reinstate rape accused France Mulakkal as the Bishop of Jalandhar, Save Our Sisters forum wrote a letter to Pople Francis.
 
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The forum said the Pope’s move, based on a trial court’s judgment acquitting Mulakkal in the rape case, challenged the Ten Commandments and all Canonical Laws. The forum appealed to the Bishop of Rome to not reinstate Franco Mulakkal until a plea challenging his acquittal is heard by the Kerala High Court.
 
Decks were cleared for former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal's return to the pastoral duties after the Vatican accepted the Kottayam trial court's decision, acquitting him of rape charges by a nun in January 2022.
 
 
 
During his visit to the Jalandhar diocese last Saturday, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, informed the priests of the north Indian diocese that the Vatican has accepted the court's decision on Bishop Franco.
 
Asked whether Franco would return to the Jalandhar diocese to serve as its Bishop, he said that since the Bishop is directly under the command of the Pope, the authority of fixing his responsibilities rests with the "Holy Sea" itself.
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