Indian #court acquits #bishop of charge of raping #nun

source: https://news.yahoo.com/indian-court-acquits-bishop-charge-071705727.html

The nun in her complaint accused #Mulakkal, who at the time was bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese in the northern state of #Punjab, of raping her multiple times during his visits to her convent in #Kuravilangad in #Kerala state.

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In February 2019, #Pope #Francis for the first time publicly acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops and vowed to confront the #problem.

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