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Time of India
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cardinal Baselios expresses trust in court after nuns get bail in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Hours after the NIA court in Chhattisgarh granted conditional bail to two nuns arrested on charges of human trafficking and religious conversion, the president of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, told TOI over a phone call, "With the bail granted, the first chapter of the circumstance has come to a conclusion, but we don't think the issue is closed. The judicial process now begins and we wish the nuns to be declared innocent after the legal process." Speaking as the spokesman of the Church, Baselios said, "We all believe is that they are innocent and were trying to help the young girls. The girls are mature and not minors, they can a decision for themselves. Let the court take its act of justice and we have all confidence in the court." "We believe that the accusations against nuns have to be proved, while my apprehension is that once a crowd dictates what is right and not, things in democracy and judiciary will be in trouble. Let the court alone make the sincere investigation and find the truth," he added. "The nuns are from Kerala and we are with them on different levels as we have emotional attachment with them. They are not two simple sisters, the issue is of serious concern for us. It shouldn't happen again anywhere in the country. Else, anyone could accuse anyone and put them in jail, who will prove them innocent," Cardinal Baselios said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Taylor Swift Goes Natural, Here's How She Really Looks The Noodle Box Undo Cardinal Baselios Cleemis is a former President of Catholic Bishops Conference of India twice, and is present consultant to Pope Leo XIV in the dicastery of inter-religious dialogue. Additionally, he is serving as head of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church in Kerala. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Orthodox Church to hold ‘Druxit' against drug abuse
Aimed at countering the rising menace of drug and narcotic use among youths, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church will conduct a conference, 'Druxit,' at Devalokam here on July 14 . Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan will inaugurate the event at a function to be presided over by Church head Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews III. Dignitaries including Mar Thoma Syrian Church Nilackal diocese Bishop Joseph Mar Barnabas, CSI Madhya Kerala diocese bishop Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian, Sri Narayana Dharma Sangham Corporate Manager Swami Vishalananda and Chief Imam of Kottayam Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid Shafiq Mannani will address the gathering. Film maker Blessy will inaugurate the first session while Divya S. Iyer, Managing Director of the Vizhinjam port, will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers of the event include educationist Ruble Raj, social activist C. Mamachan and Varghese P. Punnoose of Kottayam Government Medical College. As a curtain-raiser to the event, the Church also plans to hold anti-drug flash mobs in Kottayam town in the coming days.
