Religion Abuse Scandal News

"Ex-Nuns Urge Pope to Investigate Alleged Sexual Abuse by Priest as Vatican Review Continues"

Two former nuns have called on Pope Francis to launch an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Jesuit artist-priest Marko Rupnik, including claims of threesomes and forced viewing of pornography. The women, former members of the Ignatius of Loyola community, allege that their reports to senior Catholic church officials in the 1990s were dismissed. Rupnik was excommunicated in 2020 for absolving a woman with whom he had sex, but was reinstated after repenting. Despite being expelled from the Jesuits in 2023, Rupnik remains a priest and was accepted into a diocese in Slovenia. The Vatican has been urged to take action, with critics citing similarities to past abuse cover-ups and expressing concern over the church's handling of allegations against Rupnik.