Bangalore: The recent media reports mentioning that Siddartha Mallya, the son of liquor baron Vijay Mallya  has been certified as ordained priest  by the Universal Life Church,  has invited some comments.

Fr Ronnie Prabhu who has issued a press communiqué on behalf of the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops’ Council, says so-“For the Catholic Church, ‘being ordained a minister’ without any meaningful formal training, without a deep study of the Scriptures and traditions of Christianity is unacceptable since an ordained minister is expected to live an exemplary life worthy of his calling, as the community seeks from him guidance and invocation of prayerful blessings from God on them.”

He also said that the new groups which have originated in recent times have been misleading by calling themselves as ‘churches.”