The Vatican Press Office said the pontiff had accepted the resignation of 58-year-old Kannikadass Antony William, who has faced multiple accusations of wrongdoing including sexual misconduct, corruption, kidnapping and even collusion in murder.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay speaks at a Vatican press conference, Oct. 22, 2015. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 15:47 pm (CNA).Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias adamantly denied allegations that he attempted to arrange for a fake paternity test for a scandal-plagued bishop accused of secretly fathering a child, among other charges.In a video statement posted on the Archdiocese of Bombay s YouTube channel Sunday, Gracias said that a 2020 recording of a telephone conversation with Bishop Kannikass Antony William of Mysore had been "mischievously edited" to give the impression that the cardinal had tried to cover up the scandal.The recording in question, originally posted by the website Church Militant, had been circulating on social media among Indian Catholics, according to various news accounts.In the video, Gracias said that he was "distressed" to learn of the rumors, which he said he "categorically, emphatically and totally&q