Orthodox Church to observe ‘protest day’
NCW suggestion on confession The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church will observe August 5 as ‘day of protest’ against a recommendation of the National Commission for Women (NCW) to ban the…
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Fess up, you’re wrong: NCW attempt to ban confessions is silly
August 4, 2018, 2:00 AM IST TOI Edit in TOI Editorials | Edit Page, India | TOI Four priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church have been accused of blackmail and sexual exploitation in Kerala, and a Jalandhar bishop has been…
Kerala High Court throws out plea on confession in churches
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition for declaring sacramental confession among Christians unconstitutional, noting whether or not to confess one’s sin was an individual’s right. A division…
Kerala high court dismisses PIL against confession
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to declare confession among Christians as unconstitutional and a violation of right to privacy. Dismissing the…
Wolf in priest’s clothing / K. P. M. Basheer
Followers will hopefully increasingly demand probity in the affairs of the church The confession, an article of faith for Catholic and Orthodox Christians, is in trouble in Kerala. The reason:…
Church sex scandals shake India’s Kerala state
A spate of sex scandals has exposed the dark side of the clergy in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Despite growing calls for reform of the church, religious leaders…
കുമ്പസാരം സ്വകാര്യതയിലേക്കുള്ള കടന്നുകയറ്റമല്ലെന്ന് ഹൈക്കോടതി; ഹർജി തള്ളി
കൊച്ചി ∙ ക്രിസ്തീയ സഭകളിലെ നിർബന്ധിത കുമ്പസാരം ഭരണഘടനാ വിരുദ്ധമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കണമെന്ന് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടുള്ള പൊതുതാൽപര്യ ഹർജി ഹൈക്കോടതി തള്ളി. മതനിരപേക്ഷ രാഷ്ട്രമായ ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ഏതു മതവിശ്വാസം പിന്തുടരാനും മതാചാരങ്ങളോടു യോജിപ്പില്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറത്തുപോകാനും വ്യക്തിക്കു സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യമുണ്ടെന്നു കോടതി പരാമർശിച്ചു. വിവിധ സഭകൾ വിശ്വാസികൾക്കു…
Declare “Compulsory Confession” Unconstitutional, Kerala Petition Says
The threat of undeclared sanction by the church and isolation from society in which they live creates a feeling of fear in the minds of such members, petition said Kerala | Press…
Supreme Court calls sex-for-silence scandal involving Catholic priests a ‘disturbing trend’
Updated Aug 01, 2018 | 14:24 IST | Mirror Now Digital A bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that priests sexually assaulting women is a ‘disturbing trend’….
Indian Catholic leaders protest call to ban sacrament of reconciliation
Catholic News Service | July 30, 2018 | 1 Comment India’s Catholic Church has led a chorus of protest over a demand to ban the sacrament of reconciliation from the chairwoman of the…
Man in India confession sex case loses faith in probes
Husband of woman allegedly blackmailed by priests for sex doubts the sincerity of police and the Indian Orthodox Church T.K. Devasia, Kochi India July 31, 2018 A man who accused…
Kerala: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church objects to panel’s proposal to ban practice of confession
Kerala BJP leader George Kurian on Thursday warned that any move to abolish the practice will be met with opposition. The National Commission for Women’s recommendation asking the government to abolish the…
