Francis personally blocked an excommunication of Father Marko Rupnik, a famous Jesuit artist who is accused by several (!) consecrated women of sexual assault and psychological abuse, MessaInLatino.it …More
Francis personally blocked an excommunication of Father Marko Rupnik, a famous Jesuit artist who is accused by several (!) consecrated women of sexual assault and psychological abuse, MessaInLatino.it reports citing “high-level sources.” Earlier this year, a canonical trial convicted Rupnik for absolving in confession an adult and consenting female sexual accomplice. The verdict was unanimous and the punishment was excommunication. But a few hours after the sentence was announced, Francis lifted the excommunication at Rupnik's request. The Company of Jesus had already prepared a statement on the matter but was stopped. The Jesuit Procurator General described another sexual relationship, dating back to the 1990s, with a consenting woman which was not part of the trial, as “gruesome.” He asked for a trial but Francis prevented it. On November 30, Rupnik received an honorary degree by the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil (pictured). The Jesuits said in a December 2 statement …More
