: The nun was asked to leave the congregation after she admitted to breaking her vows.
: Reports indicate she was eventually rehabilitated with a hospital job in Delhi. Kerala Mobile Mms Scandal Nun Aluva Kanyasthree
: The images and videos spread rapidly via mobile MMS and the internet, causing immense embarrassment to the Kerala Catholic community. Institutional Response : The nun was asked to leave the
Following the revelation, the church and the congregation took immediate disciplinary measures: The nun, who was working at a Christian-run
This incident is often cited alongside other major controversies involving the Kerala clergy, such as the Abhaya case and later allegations against Bishop Franco Mulakkal . Critics frequently point to the Aluva case as evidence of the Church's historical tendency to "look the other way" until a scandal becomes too public to ignore.
In June 2008, a sex scandal broke involving a 37-year-old nun from the in Aluva. The nun, who was working at a Christian-run hospital, was found to be in an illicit relationship with the hospital's driver. The scandal came to public light when:
: The man involved in the recordings was reportedly sent to the Gulf shortly after the incident.