The resignation of Mulakkal, who was acquitted by a local court in Kerala last year in the rape case, was requested by the Vatican not as a disciplinary measure imposed upon him, but for the good of the Jalandhar diocese, which needs a new bishop., India News, Times Now
Justice Kauser Edappagath found that even though a photograph of the rape survivor along with a few priests was sent to some media persons, the name or identity was not disclosed in the reports that were published.
The judgement in Kerala nun rape case, in which Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted, was released late on Friday. India Today takes a look at the judgement and its key points.
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