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For millennia, the vow of chastity practised by priests, nuns and monks is seen as proof of their virtue, making it difficult for survivors of sexual abuse within religious organisations to obtain justice.
Sister Lucy Kalappura, who had protested against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case and was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, began an indefinite fast today before the convent alleging denial of basic amenities.