KCBC panel justifies awareness initiatives for youth against ‘love traps’

April 09, 2024 06:18 pm | Updated 06:18 pm IST - KOCHI

The Jagratha Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has stated that the Catholic Church in Kerala will continue its awareness programmes against attempts to lure youth into ‘love traps’.

The Church had given warning signals pointing out that terrorism and love traps were a reality in today’s scenario. It had also exposed certain secret moves made by some vested interests by exploiting the loopholes in the law, says Fr. Michael Pulikkal, secretary of the commission, in a release here on April 9.

Though the communication did not directly mention the ongoing controversy over the screening of the movie The Kerala Story by the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, it blames the government for not acting against the plea to check the alleged misuse of the Special Marriage Act, resulting in women being cheated.

The awareness initiatives made by the Church against such issues need not be seen in a wrong way as the aim is to remove the ignorance in society about such realities. The jagratha samitis will make arrangements to maintain a vigil against such social vices, it says.