Mangaluru:
A Catholic church priest was charged with assaulting a boy after he
failed to answer questions on the Bible, during his first communion
catechism class in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Mangaluru. Police said the
priest is absconding.
The
incident occurred on April 12 and the case registered on April 18. The
parents of the 12-year-old boy said parish priest Andrew D'Costa got
furious with the victim during the first communion catechism as he
failed to answer some Bible-related questions. Later, he beat him black
and blue with a stick.