Why should the Church defend Bishop Franco Mulakkal ?

The whole country is aware that, Bishop Franco Mulakkal has been accused of raping a nun. He has been arrested and has been remanded in judicial custody for 12 days. The arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal has come only after the nuns conducted street-protests. No person, whichever religion he may belong to, is above the law. But, it is unfortunate that, the Church in Kerala is defending the disgraced Franco Mulakkal. The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), in a statement issued yesterday, has stated that the nuns are being used by the enemies of the Church, to destabilise and malign the Church. The statement of the Church is nothing, but defending the culprit Franco Mulakkal. Actually, the Church should have gone to the rescue of the helpless nun, who has been raped by Franco Mulakkal. Instead, it is shocking that, the Church is maligning the nuns who have come to the streets, seeking justice.