Former Jesuit priest Father Marko Rupnik, credibly accused of sexually abusing numerous women and nuns, has reportedly moved into a convent outside Rome, forcing the resident Benedictine Sisters of Priscilla to vacate.
The Montefiolo convent, located in the Sabina Hills in the province of Rieti, has now become the headquarters for Fr. Rupnik and a group of former Jesuits associated with the Aletti Center, his previous artistic and theological community, according to a March 3 report from the Daily Compass.
Fr. Rupnik was excommunicated in 2020 after using confession to absolve one of the victims of his abuse, being later readmitted after repenting, CatholicVote reported. In June 2023, he was expelled from the Jesuits for refusing to comply with restrictions following abuse allegations.
His continued status as a priest in good standing within a diocese in his native Slovenia sparked public outrage that forced Pope Francis to reopen Fr. Rupnik’s investigation in October 2023.
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