KERALA (INDIA)
Al Jazeera English
November 20, 2018
by Raksha Kumar
Nuns are joined by crowds in Kerala to demand justice for those who allege sexual abuse by powerful church figures.
The Catholic Church in India is facing a trying time, with a growing protest movement in response to allegations of sexual assault by clergymen.
In June, police in the southern Indian state of Kerala registered a case against the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, in the northern state of Punjab.
A nun had alleged that the bishop, Franko Mulakkal, had raped her repeatedly between 2014 and 2016 at a convent in Kerala.
The nun is a member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation based in Jalandhar.
The bishop was arrested but then released from prison on October 15 on bail on the condition that he presents himself in the police station once every fortnight.
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