Following protests by nuns and priests against forces within the Church in the aftermath of rape allegations against a bishop from Kerala, bishops of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Friday decided to take steps to check all acts of “indiscipline”.
The Synod of the Church, attended by 55 bishops, said a code of conduct will be introduced for priests and nuns on their involvement in agitations and taking part in media discussions.
A circular issued by Church head Cardinal George Alancherry, which is to be read out at all churches next Sunday, said recent agitations by nuns and priests breached all limits of discipline. The circular said it is suspected that some priests and nuns have become puppets in the hands of anti-Church forces.