Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández (Tucho), the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said this week that there are “worse but less publicized” abuse cases than that of disgraced former Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik.
Fernández was asked if there was an urgency to resolve the Rupnik case, which has been criticized for its lengthy delay. He replied, “I think of many other cases, including others that are worse but less publicized. We cannot think of a new law for just one case, because that would limit the vision and harm the work’s objectivity.”
“With regards to the Rupnik case, the dicastery finished the stage of gathering information, which was in very different places, and conducted a first analysis. Now, we are working to constitute an independent tribunal that goes to the last stage through a penal judicial procedure,” he added.
Rupnik is a former Jesuit from Slovenia, known around the world for his artistic work — he had installed mosaics in dozens of high-profile chapels in Europe – including one in the Vatican – Latin America, and the United States.
Rupnik has been accused of sexually abusing some 30 religious sisters. Some of the allegations involve claims of blasphemous acts of sexual abuse directly in the context of designing and creating his works of art. Rupnik was previously convicted by the DDF of sexual crimes related to the sacrament of penance and was briefly excommunicated.
The Society of Jesus has already, according to its superiors, conducted a lengthy investigation into Rupnik’s alleged abuse and found a “high degree” of evidence against him. Instead of pursuing the priest’s laicization, the Jesuits opted to expel him from the order in 2023 for “disobedience.”
After being expelled from the Society of Jesus, Rupnik was incardinated by his home bishop in the Slovenian Diocese of Koper, where “as long as Rev. Rupnik has not been found guilty in a public trial in court, he enjoys all the rights and duties of diocesan priests,” according to the diocese.
The Vatican has been repeatedly criticized for its apparent passivity in dealing with the case.
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