SC to hear plea against compulsory nature of confessions to priests
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Forced confessions violated the right to privacy, says Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners
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Forced confessions violated the right to privacy, says Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider after three weeks a petition filed by a group of women against the compulsory nature of sacred confessions to priests in Christianity.
Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners, said “confessions are being abused”.
But Chief Justice Bobde said the veracity of such allegations would depend on the individual facts in every case.
Kerala Malankara Church s Jacobite Faction Says It Will Support BJP If PM Modi Resolves Its Dispute With Orthodox Group
by MR Subramani - Jan 6, 2021 11:35 AM
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The dispute between the factions cropped up due to a split in the Malankara Church in 1912 into the Jacobite and Orthodox groups. They reunified in 1959 but the unification lasted only until 1973.
Since then, both the factions have been disputing over the churches and properties of the Malankara Church.
The Jacobite faction of Keralaâs Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, which is locked in a dispute with the Orthodox faction, has said that it will support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if the Narendra Modi government resolves the long-standing feud in the church.
Here s Why PM Modi s Effort To Mediate In The Malankara Orthodox Church Dispute In Kerala Is Crucial
by M R Subramani - Dec 30, 2020 11:03 AM
PM Narendra Modi.
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The Orthodox faction wants the dispute to be settled within the framework of the relevant Supreme Court order.
The Jacobite faction says that disputes, especially related to faith, cannot be resolved through endless litigation and there should be other means to find solutions.
A long-standing dispute in Kerala between Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church over the control of about 1,000 churches and properties between them has now drawn the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
KOCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with representatives of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in New Delhi in a bid to resolve the century old dispute between two Kerala based Syrian church groups. He met three senior priests of the church at his office, a day after discussions with representatives of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church there.
The two church groups issued separate statements on Tuesday, hailing their meeting with Modi as cordial and fruitful .
The feud between the two factions intensified following implementation of a 2017 Supreme Court order, granting the Orthodox faction possession of over 1,000 churches and properties attached to them.
Tuesday 29 December, 2020 | 2:13 AM
NEW DELHI: The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Monday said it had a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has initiated discussions with two rival Kerala-based Syrian church groups to end their bitter battle for possession of over 1000 churches and their properties. Modi is expected to hold discussions with representatives of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church faction on Tuesday over the issue, sources said.
Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, who has held several discussions with top priests of both Orthodox and Jacobite factions on the matter, arranged their separate meetings with the prime minister, they said. After three Bishops of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church met Modi in New Delhi today, a church spokesperson said here they have informed the prime minister about the 2017 Supreme Court order, granting them possession of over 1000 churches and the properties attached to them.