Pope Francis has removed
an Indian bishop accused by a nun of repeated sexual violence,
the Indian Bishops Conference said Thursday.
Jalandhar Bishop Mons. Franco Mulakkal is to be replaced by
Mons. Agnelo Rufino Gracias, auxiliary bishop emeritus of the
Archdiocese dof Mumbai, the conference said.
Mons Mulakkal has been answering police questions since
Wednesday in the police HQ in Kerala, sources said.
Indian Bishops Conference chief Cardinal Oswald Gracias said
the replacement was named "with immediate effect".
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