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AP adds that the head of the Jesuits was asked what, if anything, Pope Francis knew about Rupnik’s case or whether he intervened. Sosa said he “could imagine” that the DDF Prefect, Jesuit Cardinal Luis Ladaria, would have informed the pope of such a decision.
Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims
Nicole Winfield
Rome (AP) — The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care.
The Rev. Arturo Sosa, the Jesuit superior general, made the admission during a briefing with journalists that was dominated by the scandal over the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik and the reluctance of both the Vatican and the Jesuits to tell the whole story behind the unusually lenient treatment he received even after he had been excommunicated temporarily.
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