A delegation of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over the recent violence against Catholic priests and seminarians in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, last week.
Led by Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, president of the CBCI, the delegation said the purpose of its visit was to express “pain and shock” at the incident. “We pointed out that there was no FIR lodged in relation to what happened to the priests and seminarians while the arrest (of a priest) was undertaken on the basis of a false complaint; the Home Minister assured us that the matter would be dealt with as per the provisions of law,” he said.
