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Two of the victims belonging Slovenian Jesuit Marko Rupnikknown as the creator of mosaics in churches around the world, spoke publicly for the first time about sexual and
Two of the victims belonging Slovenian Jesuit Marko Rupnikknown as the creator of mosaics in churches around the world, spoke publicly for the first time about sexual and psychological violence to which they were subjected and demanded “transparency” in the canonical process that was reopened against him in the Vatican.
Two former believers from the Loyola community in Ljubljana, who were abused by Rupnik, who was the center’s spiritual director, came forward and explained at a press conference that they believed Another 20 nuns were abused from a Jesuit.
They also said the case has erected a “wall of silence” that they hope can now be broken.
Rupnik managed to do everything he wanted with her, “so that her spirituality would grow.”
Gloria Branchani, born in Rome in 1964, spoke in detail and with deep emotion for more than an hour about how, when she was a medical student, she was completely manipulated by Rupnik, who managed to do whatever he wanted with her, “so that her spirituality would grow.”
A woman described being sexually assaulted in a mosaic studio where she worked in Rome, in a car in which he drove her through Slovenia “so she could experience the culture.”
He even forced her into a sexual relationship between three people. along with another nun, also captured by the Jesuit, telling him that she is the “maximum representative of the Holy Trinity.”
Bracini describes a situation of total “abuse of conscience” and that there came a moment when he just wanted to die, but he managed to leave the community.
The ex-religious tried to report everything to her abbot, but she advised her to remain silent, as did Rupnik’s spiritual father, who even advised her to leave the community.
He said that during all this time no one believed him.
Over time, another nun, Mirjan Kovacs, received testimony from other colleagues about Rupnik’s years of abuse and decided to respond to the violent and psychological abuse from which she also suffered.
Both women were called to testify before the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is responsible for canonical processes relating to sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable adults.
The above came after Pope Francis decided to reopen the case in October 2023 after it was initially closed with virtually no consequences, costing the Vatican severe criticism.
Both women appeared with the lawyer who will represent them in the case, Laura Sgro, known for several trials in Vatican court and who said that “new legal steps are being assessed,” although she did not want to specify which ones or where.
“Until now, the progress of this case was not clear, and that is why we put ourselves at risk to encourage greater transparency,” explained Gloria Branchini.
What is known so far is that the diocese in Slovenia has confirmed that it accepted Rupnik after he was expelled from the Society of Jesus for his “persistent refusal to observe his vow of obedience.”
As the case unfolded, the Jesuits acknowledged that Rupnik had been sanctioned with some restrictions, such as a ban on confession, spiritual direction and chaperoning of spiritual exercises, following an investigation into the sexual and psychological abuse of nuns in the 1990s.
It was also explained that, according to the chronology published on its page by the Society of Jesus, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a decree in May 2020 that punished the Jesuit with excommunication for the crime of “releasing an accomplice from sin against the sixth commandment”, but soon after this the excommunication was lifted by an extraordinary act.
It is unknown for what reason the excommunication from the church was lifted from the artist.
According to some media outlets, the Pope is the only authority who can do this, while others suggest that the verdict could have been challenged by Father Rupnik and then replaced with other types of sanctions.
Given the possible opening of a new trial, this time on charges of sexual assault, a priest can be sentenced to expulsion from the priesthood. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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