Nuns who protested against Bishop Franco transferred

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The four nuns who protested against bishop Franco Mulakkal have been transferred from their Kuruvilangaadu convent. The nuns have been transferred to different parts of the country. Sister Anupama, who led the protest, was transferred to Punjab, while sister Alfie has been ordered to move to Jharkhand. Sister Neena Rose and sister Josephine, too, were transferred, according to the order issued by the mother general of Missionaries of Jesus.

According to the official statement, the transfer was normal and done as a part of usual process. The sisters were issued transfer orders in March 2018 itself, but they had refused to abide by the order. This time, the transfer order has warned them of disciplinary action in case they refuse to follow instructions.