The resignation of Mulakkal, who was acquitted by a local court in Kerala last year in the rape case, was requested by the Vatican not as a disciplinary measure imposed upon him, but for the good of the Jalandhar diocese, which needs a new bishop., India News, Times Now
In Franco Mulakkal’s acquittal judgment, the judge acknowledged the power imbalance between the bishop and the nun, but failed to use that as a crucial lens to understand the nature of sexual violence.
Sister Lucy Kalappura, who had protested against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case and was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, began an indefinite fast today before the convent alleging denial of basic amenities.
Senior Kerala politician P C George was taken into custody by police on Sunday for his alleged controversial remarks against Muslims. Police said cops from the Fort police station here took George into custody from his residence in Erattupetta in Kottayam district in the early hours on Sunday. PC George, Senior Kerala Leader, Taken into Custody for Controversial Remarks Against Muslims.