The Syro Malabar Church is one of the Eastern Churches in communion with the Pope of Rome, and its identity as a Catholic Church makes its revolting actions in this incident understandable. Pope Francis has claimed risibly that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” This has become a superdogma in the Catholic Church: if you don’t believe that Islam is a Religion of Peace, you will be ruthlessly harassed and silenced by the bishops of the Catholic Church, who are much more concerned that you believe that Islam is a religion of peace than that you believe in, say, the Nicene Creed. This man had his hand severed by Islamic jihadis? Sure, but he offended Islam! The Pope of Islam would want nothing less than his excommunication! Joseph is just lucky that the Catholics didn’t sever his other hand!

“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)

“Islamist Fundamentalists Severed His Hand, But Kerala Prof. Says His Church Did Worse,” by K.A. Shaji, Huffington Post India, February 12, 2020: