Judge closes case sparked by Indian diocese’s marriage rules

The case highlighted the ancient marriage practices of Knanaya Catholics.

A judge in the southern Indian state of Kerala has closed a contempt of court case challenging a diocese’s unique marriage rules.

The High Court of Kerala, southern India. Augustus Binu / www.dreamsparrow.net via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). 

The Kerala High Court marked the case against Archbishop Mathew Moolakkatt, head of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of K…