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Church in India

Syro-Malabar bishop demands 'exemplary action’ over elephant attack

Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil criticized authorities for policies he says place the value animal life over human life

Luke Coppen
Feb 12, 2024
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The head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church criticized authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala Saturday after a man was trampled to death by an elephant.

An elephant in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Athul Iyju Jacob via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, who has led the Syro-Malabar Church since January, said in…

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