A sexual abuse case involving Jesuits has taken on new implications after a former nun described how her complaints against a prominent priest were ignored, prompting the religious order to urge others to come forward with possible evidence.
The woman, now 58, told the respected Italian investigative newspaper Domani on Sunday of the alleged abuse of Marko Ivan Rupnik, a Slovenian priest known in the Church for his artwork.
She described how the priest used his “psycho-spiritual” control over her about thirty years ago to have sex, including group sex, and watch pornographic films. At the time he was spiritual director of a convent in Slovenia.
Rupnik is at the center of the scandal involving the Jesuits, a Catholic order of priests and brothers, of which Pope Francis is a member.
The order’s statements were contradictory, leaving many unanswered questions. Some prominent Jesuits have called for a complete overhaul of how the order and the Vatican have handled the case.
Repeated attempts to contact Rupnik through his religious art school in Rome were unsuccessful, and he did not respond to messages left there.
The Jesuits effectively reopened the case on Sunday, posting a letter on their website asking anyone who wanted to make new claims or discuss existing ones to contact them.
Calls to the Jesuit press office for comment on the latest developments on Monday went unanswered.
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