The India Bishop was acquitted of raping a nun, but she has appealed the verdict. Read more at straitstimes.com.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Franco Mulakkal as bishop of Jalandhar in northern India, who wasThe Vatican announced the decision on Thursday, without giving any further information.
Mulakkal, 59, was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Jalandhar, in Punjab state, in 2013. He stepped down temporarily from the post in 2018 when he was accused by a nun of raping her multiple times. A court acquitted him in January 2022, but both the investigating officer and the nun have appealed the verdict.
Indian media said Pope Francis met Mulakkal in February, but the Vatican gave no information about the encounter.
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