In a deeply unsettling development from Kerala, six nuns of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, who bravely spoke out against former Bishop Franco Mulakkal—later acquitted in a high-profile rape case have faced serious consequences for their stand. Once active members of religious life, they now find themselves ostracised, unsupported by Church administration, and under mounting pressure to leave their convents. Half of them have already stepped away from their religious vocations.
Back in 2018, these six nuns from the Jalandhar Diocese courageously supported a fellow nun who accused Bishop Franco of sexually assaulting her multiple times between 2014 and 2016. Despite filing a police complaint, initial inaction led them to protest publicly, demanding justice. Their actions, however, came at great personal cost.
Although Bishop Franco was arrested and later acquitted by a trial court in 2022—a verdict now under appeal in the Kerala High Court—his accuser and her supporters continue to face…
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