Kerala Bishop criticised for inter-religious marriage remarks

An organisation representing OBC Hindu community in Kerala today criticised the Catholic bishop's views on inter-religious marriages and said a case should be registered against him for his remarks.

General secretary Valappally Natesan of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam organisation said a case should be registered against Idukki Bishop Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil for his remarks which discouraged inter-religious weddings as it was against the values and beliefs of the Christian community.

The youth wing of SNDP took out a march to the Secretariat here protesting against the remarks.

Addressing a pastoral convention at nearby Kanjirapally in Kottayam, the Bishop had said Christian girls were being targeted by boys of other religions.
 

"Mixed marriages are against Christian beliefs. It will destroy our values and beliefs," he said, adding, the faithful should resist such trends and not fall prey to it.