Government and church collaborated with the forces of Christian patriarchy to stymie the verdict. The bulk of Christian women stayed put in the quagmire of passivity. But a new consciousness had set in. Mary Roy had ripped the veil of naivete from women's perceptions. The church was under pressure to review the status of women within its fold.
Women are non-persons in the eyes of the church.
We have no membership or voting rights. During ceremonies the female child is forbidden from kissing the altar. Mary Roy herself has borne the burnt of discriminatory practices. During her visits to the family in Kottayam, she was prohibited from entering by the front door, which was reserved for men. There was a separate side door for women.