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Thousands of faithful protested in Kochi on Sunday demanding justice for the popular archbishop who was forced to resign for 'insubordination'.
Archbishop Antony Kariyil explained his unwavering stand in the ongoing controversy in a six-page open letter.
Mar Antony Kariyil stepped down as apostolic admin of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. He has been replaced by Mar Andrews Thazhath.
The visit assumes significance as a section of priests had come out openly against the emissary of the Vatican in India, accusing him of making efforts to unseat Archbishop Kariyil from the post of its Metropolitan Vicar.
Mar Kariyil was summoned to the Vatican’s mission in New Delhi on July 19 by the Pope’s envoy in India Dr Leopoldo Girelli and directed to submit his resignation.
The Jesuit brother was one of the greatest cultural bridges between India and Italy.
Apart from Azhar, Brother Joseph played a mentor to former Indian cricketers Venkatapathy Raju and Arshad Ayub as well.
The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake's tremors were felt over 500 km (310 miles) by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
The 57-year-old Bishop was accused of raping the nun multiple times during his visit to a convent in Kottayam between 2014 and 2016 when he was the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese.
Rev Anthony Poola is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad.