Vatican Names Judges for Trial of Former Jesuit Artist Rupnik
The Vatican has announced the appointment of judges to decide the fate of Marko Ivan Rupnik, a former Jesuit artist accused of abuse by over 20 women.
Rupnik's mosaics decorate basilicas worldwide, but his legacy has been tarnished by allegations of sexual, spiritual, and psychological abuse.
The case has raised questions about the protection of one of their own by the Jesuit pope, the Jesuit religious order, and the Jesuit-headed Vatican sex abuse office.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office managing clergy sex abuse cases, has named five judges, including women and priests outside the Vatican bureaucracy, to hear the case in a canonical court.
Author's summary: Vatican appoints judges for Rupnik's trial.