Indian priests censured for violating norms in interfaith marriage
The couple failed to give an undertaking before the local bishop promising to bring up their children in the Catholic faith
The marriage photo of a Muslim man and a Catholic woman whose interfaith union became controversial in Kerala for not following church procedures. (Photo: Sanatanprabhat.org)
Church officials in southern India have censored two parish priests for failing to follow church laws in conducting a marriage between a Catholic and Muslim, and they also declared the marriage invalid.
The decision came after a synod tribunal of the Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Church based in Kerala investigated the marriage for over a month, said Father Jacob Palakapilly, deputy secretary-general of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council.