The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC), a common body of Catholic bishops in the state, on Sunday condemned Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikkattil’s outburst against inter-caste marriages.

The KCBC’s snubbing of a member bishop came in the wake of widespread protest from various quarters over his comment that Christian girls were being abducted by the Hindu outfit Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam for love jihad.

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KCBC, in a statement, expressed regret over Anikuzhikkattil’s comments. The bishop’s comments against the Hindu outfit came after the KCBC, in a meeting last week, urged the people to avoid situations that create communal hatred.

SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Nateshan said the bishop was a person who was injecting communal hatred to people. “A case for fomenting communal hatred should be registered against the bishop. It is Christian Churches which are indulging in religious conversions with foreign aid,’’ said Nateshan.

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