Victims of an artist priest accused of sexual assault welcomed Wednesday a decision by the Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes to no longer illuminate his mosaics. Slovenian priest Marko Rupnik, 69, is being investigated for psychological and sexual violence on at least 20 women over a period of nearly 30 years.
Many of the women who accuse Rupnik of abuse are nuns from a convent in Ljubljana he co-founded in the early s. The Church briefly excommunicated Rupnik in after he absolved someone of having sexual relations with him, but reinstated him after he formally repented.
In October, Francis waived the statute of limitations on the offences, opening the way for potential disciplinary proceedings. In Lourdes, a think-tank including bishops, art experts, victims and psychologists had been assembled to decide whether or not the mosaics be removed.
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