Ahead of Lourdes Visit, Alleged Rupnik Victims Appeal to Pope to End Vatican’s ‘Prolonged Silence’
- Five victims of Rev. Marko Rupnik urged Pope Leo on Wednesday to conclude the nearly year-long Church trial of the cleric, saying the secret process denies them justice.
- More than 20 women have accused Rupnik of sexual and psychological abuse, prompting the Jesuit order to expel the Slovenian priest after finding the accusations against him to be "very highly" credible.
- In an open letter, victims stated the trial's secrecy conveys that "it is useless to report abuse to ecclesiastical authorities, because nothing happens anyway," reporting they received no updates or testimony opportunity.
- Preparations for Leo's visit to Lourdes, France, included the bishop covering mosaics by Rupnik, whose artworks adorn about 200 churches and chapels worldwide.
- Victims urged Leo to press for a fair trial "so that the judgment and its outcome, whatever it may be, will remain free of any shadow of doubt," while the Vatican denied reports of a decision in July.
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FIVE WOMEN who claim to have been victims of sexual abuse by former Slovenian Jesuit and artist Marko Rupnik have asked the Vatican to end the proceedings against him.
In a letter to the Pope, suspected abuse victims of a former priest are reported. For decades, he is said to have sexually abused women. Those affected now demand justice and the completion of the trial.
Five former nuns who accuse artist, priest, and former Jesuit Marko Rupnik of spiritual and sexual abuse sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV before his trip to France.
Five women who accuse former Jesuit Marko Rupnik of sexual abuse have written an open letter to Pope Leo XIV complaining about the silence surrounding the trial before the Vatican's special tribunal. They described it as a continuation of violence against them. They also welcomed the covering up of Rupnik's mosaics in Lourdes, which the Pope will visit this weekend.
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