2023-10-29 00:55:00
Francisco has decided not to prescribe the case so that a trial can be opened once morest the former Jesuit and well-known artist, accused of psychological and sexual abuse by some nuns. The Commission for the Protection of Minors denounced to the Pontiff “serious problems” in the management of the case and “the lack of closeness to the victims”
Vatican News
Pope Francis has decided to examine the case of Father Marko Rupnik, the well-known mosaicist and preacher accused of psychological and sexual abuse by some consecrated women of legal age and separated last June from the Society of Jesus of which he was a member.
The Pontiff has entrusted the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith with the task of examining the case and “has decided to repeal the prescription to allow a process to take place,” according to a brief note from the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni.
Open letter from the Delegate for the International Roman Houses and Works, Father Verschueren, regarding the priest who was given a dismissal decree on June 14, to…
The Child Protection Notice
The decision, the statement explains, comes following reports sent in September by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to the Pope regarding “serious problems” in the management of the Rupnik case and “the lack of closeness to the victims.”
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Importance of listening
“The Pope – Bruni’s note further reads – is firmly convinced that if there is something that the Church must learn from the Synod, it is to listen with attention and compassion to those who suffer, especially those who feel marginalized by the Church. “.
Safeguarding culture
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors also noted in a statement that: “As the Synod draws to a close, we reaffirm the importance of the role that a culture of safeguarding must play in any theology of ministry, leadership or worship. “The core of the Church’s mandate is to keep everyone safe, to protect the vulnerable from anything that threatens them, and to lead them to the fullness of life known through the promises of God himself.”
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