KOTTAYAM, KERALA (INDIA)
NDTV
February 10, 2019
“We believe that Bishop Angelo is the apostolic administrator of Jalandhar diocese. But when we see the kind of letters we doubt whether Bishop Franco still wields power in the diocese,” the representative of the protesting nuns told reporters at Kuravilangad near Kottayam.
Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was relieved of his pastoral responsibilities by Pope Francis, still interferes with the administrative matters of Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, nuns protesting against him alleged in Kerala today.
“We believe that Bishop Angelo is the apostolic administrator of Jalandhar diocese. But when we see the kind of letters (being issued by the diocese PRO and Missionaries of Jesus congregation head), we doubt whether Bishop Franco still wields power in the diocese,” the representative of the protesting nuns told reporters at Kuravilangad near Kottayam.
Their statement comes a day after Jalandhar diocese PRO Father Peter Kavumpuram, who is allegedly close to Bishop Mulakkal, issued a clarification statement countering an e-mail issued to nuns by its apostolic administrator Bishop Angelo Ruffino Gracias.
In his e-mail, Bishop Angelo had assured the five nuns, who are staying with the rape survivor nun, that “there will be no move from the diocese of Jalandhar to oust” them from the Kuravilangad convent in Kottayam district as long as they are needed for the court case.
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