The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has expressed anguish over “constant” media attacks on the Church imply-ing that it was trying to cover up a sexual abuse case against a prelate.
“This accusation does not correspond to the truth. Church authorities have studied and continue to examine this serious and complex matter,” says a September 30 press statement from conference president Cardinal Oswald Gracias. The cardinal issued the note two days after the conference’s Stand-ing Committee met at Bengaluru to address recent happenings in the Indian Church.
