Thiruvananthapuram: The Vatican has  rejected one more appeal of Sister Lucy Kalappura, a Keralite
nun against the decision of Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) to expel her for "failing" to provide explanation for her lifestyle, which allegedly violated church rules.

According to an internal church communication, Apostalica Signatura, the apex judicial authority in the
Catholic Church, rejected the nun's third appeal against dismissing her from the century-old Congregation.

"The appeal of Lucy Kalappura is rejected by Apostalica Signatura and the dismissal is confirmed," a
communication in the Congregation said.

A church spokesperson confirmed to PTI that the one more appeal filed by the nun had been rejected by Vatican.

However, Kalappura came out against the Church decision and said she had no information that her appeal had been taken up for trial and the present move amounted to injustice and against truth.


The Congregation for the Oriental Churches in Vatican had dismissed Kalappura's first appeal challenging her expulsion by the FCC, following which she had filed the second appeal in March last year.

The nun had filed the second appeal with the Vatican alleging that the 'disciplinary action' was taken for
participating in protests by a group of nuns seeking arrest of a bishop accused of raping a fellow nun.

Kalappura, who took part in a protest by nuns belonging to Missionaries of Jesus Congregation seeking the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, was expelled by the FCC under the Roman Catholic Church in August 2019.PTI