The Vatican has suspended an Indian bishop accused of cohabiting with five mistresses and fathering at least two children.
Bishop Kannikadass A. William of Mysore, who has also been investigated for kidnapping, embezzlement, sodomy, and the murder of four of his priests, has been asked by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to take “a period of absence from the ministry.”
A letter signed by Abp. Felix Machado, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, announced that Bernard Moras, archbishop emeritus of Bangalore, would take over as apostolic administrator of the Mysore diocese on Jan. 7, 2023, at 6 p.m.
The letter, obtained by Church Militant, explained that the administrator would have the powers of “sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” (full seat and at the behest of the Holy See) for “the ordinary administration and pastoral care of that local Church.”
Clerics from the Mysore diocese told Church Militant that Abp. Moras had left for Mysore and would be in the city on January 14  afternoon.
In WhatsApp groups, several priests from the diocese also highlighted the key role that Church Militant had played in exposing the rogue bishop, despite both the Indian Catholic media and secular media totally ignoring the story.
Father Gnana Prakash, one of the 37 priests who petitioned Pope Francis with evidence and photographs of William’s mistresses, illegitimate children, multiple bank accounts, kidnapping, assault and embezzlement, said he was assured that “truth had triumphed.”
Prakash told Church Militant that he wished to thank the Holy Father, apostolic nuncio Leopoldo Girelli, Cdl. Oswald Gracias and the apostolic commission that investigated William ”for strengthening the faith which was disturbed.”