Jalandhar diocese sex scandal: Demand to relieve bishop of pastoral duties

Kochi | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

Summary:

The letters are signed by 178 individuals who are members of various Christian organisations functioning at the regional and national level. They said they are functionaries of various Christian organisations but they have come together as concerned individuals and in many cases not as representatives of the organisations they work for. more-inMembers of various Christian organisations have called upon Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro to take steps to relieve Bishop Franco Mulakkal, head of the Jalandhar diocese of the Catholic Church who is embroiled in a sex scandal, of his pastoral responsibilities. This has caused a lot of harm to the Church and to the faith of the people. They also wanted the authorities to pay more attention to the formation of the candidates to priesthood..