Catholics slam India rights body over confession ban bid

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/CcZ7003EyY1VyGdXPvwQkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/ce6be0b8cafa70951fe780769458e57043a149b8.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/catholics-slam-india-rights-body-over-confession-ban-141113335.html)Catholic leaders in India Friday slammed the national women's rights watchdog for seeking to ban church confessions after two priests were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman over 20 years. Two more priests are being investigated in the scandal that has rocked the Syrian Orthodox church in the southern state of Kerala since the 34-year-old woman reported her cycle of abuse earlier this month. The woman told police that the priests at the church used her confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.



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