Vatican defends secrecy in sensitive abuse case involving ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik
- ROME -- The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing and defended the secrecy of the proceedings as necessary to guarantee the process.
- An Italian blog reported Monday that an acquittal verdict had been reached in the case against the Rev.
- Marko Ivan Rupnik, a Slovenian artist whose mosaic designs decorate Vatican chapels and churches and basilicas around the world.
Confirmed
- ROME -- The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing and defended the secrecy of the proceedings as necessary to guarantee the process.
- An Italian blog reported Monday that an acquittal verdict had been reached in the case against the Rev.
- Marko Ivan Rupnik, a Slovenian artist whose mosaic designs decorate Vatican chapels and churches and basilicas around the world.
Sources: ABC News