Nun who protested against ex-bishop gets dismissal threat

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (KERALA): Lucy Kalapura, one of the nuns who had participated in the protest against rape-accused former bishop Franco Mulakkal, has received a second warning letter threatening her with expulsion from Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) unless ‘she changes her mind’.

The FCC superior general has issued this second canonical warning letter to Kalapura.

The letter states: ”... invite you to change your mind and attitude sincerely...If you don’t respond positively I will be constrained to proceed with your dismissal from congregation.”

In January this year, she was served a warning letter by the superior general of the congregation.

IN JANUARY, LUCY KALAPURA WAS SERVED A WARNING LETTER BY THE SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE CONGREGATION

The letter to Kalapura, who has been an outspoken supporter of the nuns’ protest at Ernakulam to demand the arrest of Mulakkal, said this was “the first canonical warning with the threat of dismissal from the congregation”. The January 1 letter to Kalapura alleged that the nun had been “leading a life against the principles of religious life and against the Rule and Constitution of the FCC”. ANI