Police Charge Bishop was Kidnapped, Beaten by His Own Priests

Crux ^ | 5/3/16 | Nirmala Carvalho

[marshmallow]

MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including three of the bishop’s own priests, at least one of whom is believed to have been upset that he was recently denied a requested position in the diocese.

The main culprit charged in the arrest is Father Raja Reddy from Jammalamadugu, located in the diocese of Cuddapah in southern India, which is led by Bishop Prasad Gallela, 54, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in the kidnapping.

Sources told Crux that Raja Reddy had requested the position of “procurator” in the diocese, which would have allowed him to exercise certain powers in the name of the bishop, but was turned down.

Gallela and his driver were kidnapped on April 25 at a village called Nagasanepalle by a group of persons who showered blows on him, blindfolded and tied him up, and took him to an undisclosed place and demanded a ransom of roughly $75,000.

According to the police investigation, the assailants took away a bag belonging to Gallela containing a small amount of cash, three ATM cards, a silver chain with the bishop’s holy cross, and his iPhone.

From 2000 to 2004, Gallela served as a priest in the diocese of San Angelo, Texas, before returning to India to teach in a local seminary and eventually to become a bishop.

[Romulus]

I can think of some bishops who might profit from a beating.

[marshmallow]

LOL!

[knarf]

It's called "church discipline", taught and sanctioned in the Bible

Cops should never have been brought in

[Rurudyne]

“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:35

... if anyone ever wonders why the world hasn’t been converted, do you think it’s because Christians have been so viscous towards each other far too frequently?

[showme_the_Glory]

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