‘Despicable’: Slovene bishops condemn Jesuit artist’s abuse

AP ^ | December 22, 2022 | Nicole Winfield

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‘Despicable’: Slovene bishops condemn Jesuit artist’s abuse

Slovenia’s Catholic bishops on Thursday condemned as “despicable” the emotional, sexual, and spiritual violence committed against women by a famous Slovenian priest at the heart of an abuse and cover-up scandal roiling the Vatican and the Jesuit order of Pope Francis.

The Slovene bishops’ conference broke three weeks of silence with a statement in which the churchmen also voiced solidarity with the victims of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik and urged anyone harmed by him or any other priest who abused his authority to come forward.

“It is never the victims’ fault! We are on their side,” the bishops said. “Any misuse of spiritual power and authority to carry out violence against subordinates is an unacceptable and despicable act.”

The scandal involving Rupnik, a Jesuit from Slovenia whose mosaics decorate churches and chapels around the globe, erupted earlier this month when Italian blogs and websites reported claims by several women that Rupnik sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused them.

The Jesuits initially insisted there was a single allegation against him in 2021 that the Vatican’s sex abuse office shelved because it was too old to prosecute. Only under questioning did the Jesuits acknowledge that Rupnik was convicted and excommunicated a year earlier for committing one of the most serious crimes in the church — using the confessional to absolve someone with whom he had engaged in sexual activity.

The Jesuits also subsequently acknowledged that the 2021 case actually involved allegations by nine women.

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Additionally, the case has raised questions about whether Rupnik got preferential treatment given his artistic talents and status as a famous, sought-after Jesuit at a time when the pope’s order is in a position of influence at the Holy See. The Vatican office that handled his case is headed by a Jesuit prefect, has a Jesuit sex crimes prosecutor and a former No. 2 who lived in Rupnik’s Jesuit community in Rome.

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Ping

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Sounds like a soap opera

[Jeff Chandler]

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Did the offender know pope Francis?

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“I defy the Pope and ALL his laws!” - William Tyndale

[vladimir998]

“I defy the Pope and ALL his laws!” - William Tyndale

That didn’t work out too well for him.

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Did the offender know pope Francis?

Of course he did!

[Triple]

So, was Francis directing the Vatican cover-up and outright lying?

The left & corrupt have gone to a new level of-“ yea, do hat are you going to do about it?’

The DOJ/FBI and the Vatican have both gone there in the last week (again).

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Of course he did!

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"That didn’t work out too well for him."

Sometime very soon you may be able to say that to Tyndale himself and see if he agrees.