Nuncio: Indian bishop asked to resign for ‘the good of the Church’

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted of raping a nun in January 2022.

Pope Francis requested the resignation of an Indian bishop acquitted of raping a nun because his case has divided the diocese, the apostolic nunciature in India said Thursday.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the bishop emeritus of Jullundur, India.

The Vatican announced June 1 that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s resignation as bishop of Jullun…