Sister Ranit, who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of sexual assault, reveals her identity to media as the appeal against his acquittal lies pending with the Kerala High Court.
Mulikkal was accused by a Kerala nun of raping her 13 times between 2014 & 2016, when he was the bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese. Nuns supporting complaint will appeal acquittal.
At St Francis Mission Home in Kottayam, the survivor lives as a recluse, always in prayer. Sisters say we live in fear, don’t want the bishop to walk scot free.
Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, headed the Jalandhar diocese, a powerful body that promotes Catholic Christian activities in Punjab & Himachal.
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American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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