Dalit Christians in India protest appointment of outsider
Christians from the marginalized community in Tamil Nadu say the move highlights discrimination in the Church
Dalit Christians stage a protest in Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archdiocese on Feb. 13 against discrimination faced by Dalits. (Photo supplied)
Dalit Christians in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu held a protest march on Feb. 13 to oppose the appointment of an apostolic administrator from another state.
The Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore was vacant after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar from pastoral governance on Jan. 27 after he reached the canonical retirement age of 75.