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Catholics!" On the issue of celibacy of priests, he has said "... Let us then accept the wisdom of the Lord, and his Church, and make celibacy optional, not intrinsic, to the priesthood. The contingencies of the time also demand it. It would be the safer and saner way". Chhotebhai discussed the impact of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) in a talk he gave in May 2010 at St. Patrick’s Church Cantonment in Kanpur. He said the emphasis now was on the local Church, with local language, culture, resources and vocations. In his view the former hierarchical structure had been replaced by a more egalitarian concentric model.
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Protestant communities. Chhotebhai was AICU Spokesperson for the 2010-2011 period. In July 2011 a Delhi High Court caused controversy when it validated the marriage of two first cousins after they had converted from the Hindu religion to Christianity. As spokesman for the AICU, Chhotebhai said "The Catholic Church expressly forbids the type of marriage validated by the Delhi High Court". Chhotebhai said it had been wrong of the couple to misuse the act of conversion for the sake of getting married.
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Divorce Act 1869. These two acts were outdated and unfair to women, and the Christian Marriage and Matrimonial Causes Bill 1990 was proposed as a replacement. Chhotebhai was told that the legislation would be enacted once there was unanimity on the bill among Christians. His AICU took
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