Father Kannikadass William, then 51, was appointed Mysore/India Bishop in 2017 despite a criminal record and many allegations of financial and sexual misconduct.
His enemy, retired Bombay High Court Judge Michael Saldanha, told Jules Gomez (August 30) that two prelates - Bangalore Archbishop Bernard Moras and Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias - suppressed information about William's background when they recommended for an episcopal nomination. Last week, Saldanha sent all information to Francis.
As a chaplain (1993-1996), William was urged three (!) times to leave his positions after being accused of “misbehaviour with girls.” Then, he was sent to do a licentiate in canon law.
As a parish priest (1998-2003), he was accused of having fathered a child with an Anglo-Indian woman who was sent away. Similar stories about sexual scandals and misuse of church funds go on from 2003 to 2009 and after he was appointed rector of Mysore Cathedral (2009-2015).
In March 2011 a strange thing happened. A …More