Bishop Dharmaraj Rasalam came to UK defying the foreign travel ban. The Bishop was detained by immigration officials and later interrogated by Enforcement Directorate officials. The bishop has also been instructed to appear at the Kochi office tomorrow. Last day, the CSI had raided the church headquarters for 13 hours. After this, Bishop Dharmaraj Rasalam, who tried to go to UK at night, was stopped by the ED.
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ED had conducted inspection at the houses of Praveen, the secretary of the church, and Benet Abraham, the director of the Karakonam Medical College. Bishop Dharmaraj Rasalam is the first accused in the money laundering case. Church Secretary Praveen and Karakonam Medical College Director Bennett Abraham are the second and third accused.
Vatican Ambassador arrives in Kochi; Vatican pressure on Bishop Anthony Curry to step down
The Vatican ambassador reached Kochi to discuss the action against the Metropolitan Vicar of Ernakulam Angamaly Archdiocese. The Vatican’s Ambassador to India, Leopold Girelli, meets Bishop Anthony Curry. It is concluded that the reason for the action against the bishop is that he supported the anti-cardinal protests and openly violated the synod decision.
Last week, the bishop was asked to resign from the post of metropolitan vicar, but the bishop has not yet responded. It was in this situation that the Vatican ambassador came to see Mar Anthony Curry in person. The meeting will be at Ernakulam Bishop House in the morning. But the priests of the anti-cardinal faction have stated that they will not be allowed to resign through intimidation. He has also asked the bishop not to resign.
Priests will try to convey the archdiocese’s concerns to the Vatican ambassador in person today. At the same time, with the visit of the Vatican ambassador, the official side is trying to end the long-standing administrative uncertainty and controversies in the archdiocese and assert its dominance. It is reported that the Vatican ambassador was summoned to Delhi last week and gave a direct notice.
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