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[Catholic Caucus] John Paul II Shrine mum on Rupnik art ahead of Eucharistic processionA spokesperson for the St. John Paul II Shrine declined to comment on questions about whether the shrine will cover mosaics by disgraced artist Fr. Marko Rupnik during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage events next month.Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC. Credit: Bumble Dee / Shutterstock.Rupnik, who was expelled from the Jesuit order last year, has been accused of sexually abusing some 30 religious sisters. Some of the allegations involve claims of abuse specifically in the context of creating his works of art.The John Paul...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican to continue promoting Rupnik’s images despite link to his alleged sex abuseA former member of Rupnik’s community has stated that ‘his sexual obsession was not extemporaneous but deeply connected to his conception of art and his theological thinking.’Editor’s note: The following article contains disturbing descriptions of blasphemy and sexual abuse. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has decided that there is no reason to prevent its continued use of the artwork of alleged serial abuser Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, despite his alleged victims testifying that his work is intimately linked to his wide-ranging abuse. The disgraced Fr....

[Catholic Caucus] Rupnik case closed, everyone’s happy except the victimsAfter the news of his defrocking from the Society of Jesus, Father Marko Rupnik decided to respond. And he does so by referring to the Aletti Centre and its director, Maria Campatelli.In the Letter to the Friends of the Aletti Centre dated 17 June 2023, the usual defensive strategy is reiterated: the accusations against Rupnik are nothing but defamation. The Jesuit leadership, alleges Campatelli, "repeatedly proved to favour a media campaign based on defamatory and unproven accusations (which exposed the person of Fr Rupnik and the entire Aletti Centre to forms...