Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, 59, India.
In January 2022, he was acquitted of raping a nun in his diocese.
The judge found that “the prosecution failed to prove all the charges against the accused.”
Malukkal's version was that he was accused in retaliation for questioning alleged financial irregularities at the accuser’s convent and that he had acted against the sister’s sexual misconduct with her cousin's husband.
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