The The Society of Jesus opened a criminal administrative process of canonical justice once morest the Jesuit priest Felipe Berríos.
It was reported in a statement that The Department for the Doctrine of the Faith instructed the superior general of the Company, Arturo Sosa, to carry out a criminal administrative process once morest the priest. All as a result of the previous investigation carried out by the lawyer María Elena Santibáñez during 2022.
to this end Dante Simón, judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Córdoba, was appointed as delegate to carry out the canonical process.
“His task will consist of evaluating the evidence and arguments collected in the previous canonical investigation, gathering possible new information and receiving the defendant’s defense. Subsequently, this background must be sent to the superior general for his decision, in accordance with the current canonical norms ”, they pointed out.
They further stressed that Felipe Berríos, investigated for cases of alleged sexual abuse, “continues to be a priest of the Society of Jesus.”