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The scandal exploded in late 2022, when Italian blogs first reported claims of misconduct against him by women and nuns dating back to the 1990s that had been…
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The scandal exploded in late 2022, when Italian blogs first reported claims of misconduct against him by women and nuns dating back to the 1990s that had been consistently dismissed by the Catholic hierarchy. Only due to a Francis reform in 2019 are victims allowed to know the ultimate outcome of their case, but nothing else. The Jesuits admitted that he had been excommunicated briefly in 2020 for having committed one of the Catholic Church’s most serious crimes: using the confessional to absolve a woman with whom he had engaged in sexual activity.
Furthermore, The Jesuits expelled Rupnik from their order in 2023 after more than two dozen women came forward to say he had sexually, spiritually or psychologically abused them over 30 years, some while they were collaborating with him on artworks. Maria Campatelli, director of the Rome-based Aletti Center that Rupnik founded has said the claims against him were "defamatory and unproven” and amounted to a form of media “lynching.” Under pressure from suspicions he had protected his fellow Jesuit, Francis in 2023 waived the statute of limitations on the older claims so that the Vatican could open a proper canonical trial. Rupnik had been one of the most celebrated contemporary religious artists in the Catholic Church, designing stylized mosaics that decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at Lourdes and the Vatican.
In addition, The Rupnik scandal has become one of the most sensitive matters for the Holy See in recent years, given suggestions that the Slovenian priest was protected for over three decades by his Jesuit superiors and the Vatican hierarchy, up to and including Pope Francis.
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The scandal exploded in late 2022, when Italian blogs first reported claims of misconduct against him by women and nuns dating back to the 1990s that had been consistently dismissed by the Catholic hierarchy.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOnly due to a Francis reform in 2019 are victims allowed to know the ultimate outcome of their case, but nothing else.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Jesuits admitted that he had been excommunicated briefly in 2020 for having committed one of the Catholic Church’s most serious crimes: using the confessional to absolve a woman with whom he had engaged in sexual activity.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Jesuits expelled Rupnik from their order in 2023 after more than two dozen women came forward to say he had sexually, spiritually or psychologically abused them over 30 years, some while they were collaborating with him on artworks.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMaria Campatelli, director of the Rome-based Aletti Center that Rupnik founded has said the claims against him were "defamatory and unproven” and amounted to a form of media “lynching.” Under pressure from suspicions he had protected his fellow Jesuit, Francis in 2023 waived the statute of limitations on the older claims so that the Vatican could open a proper canonical trial.
reliability low1/2 sourcesRupnik had been one of the most celebrated contemporary religious artists in the Catholic Church, designing stylized mosaics that decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at Lourdes and the Vatican.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Rupnik scandal has become one of the most sensitive matters for the Holy See in recent years, given suggestions that the Slovenian priest was protected for over three decades by his Jesuit superiors and the Vatican hierarchy, up to and including Pope Francis.
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