Lay Catholics in India accuse bishop, priests of financial misconduct
Mar 4, 2021 contributor
Dozens of Catholics hold a silent protest in Chikmagalur, located in India’s Karnataka state, March 3, 2021. (Credit: Michael Baptist/Courtesy to Crux.)
A group of lay faithful in southwestern India is accusing the local diocese of financial mismanagement and unethical practices.
MUMBAI, India – A group of lay faithful in southwestern India is accusing the local diocese of financial mismanagement and unethical practices.
Dozens of Catholics held a silent protest on March 3 in Chikmagalur, located in India’s Karnataka state.
In a letter has been addressed to Bishop T. Anthony Swamy of Chikmagalur, the group accuses a local priest of misusing funds given by government for a building.