Serial-abuser Rupnik, who still has the support of the Pope, evicted from Jesuit Order after being given every chance

Marko Rupnik expelled from the Jesuit Order

Rupnik refused 'one last chance to confront his past and step onto the path of truth'. 

Marko Ivan Rupnik is no longer a member of the Society of Jesus.

The decision was taken "because of his obstinate refusal to take the vow of obedience", according to a letter sent to the victims by the delegate of the international Jesuit houses in Rome, Fr Johan Verschueren, Mark Rupnik's superior. Rupnik also refused the "last opportunity" given to him to embark on the "path of truth".

On 14 June, Fr Verschueren communicated the decision, which had already been taken by the Order on 9 June, to Rupnik personally and to all those who had sent complaints and reports about his behaviour to the team in charge of investigating abuse cases. The Slovenian priest and artist has been accused of sexual, spiritual and mental abuse by several women, as we have also reported on our web portal.

The decision to dismiss Rupnik was taken "because of his stubborn refusal to take a vow of obedience".

In his letter, Fr Verschueren explains that the decision to dismiss Rupnik was taken "because of his stubborn refusal to take the vow of obedience": restrictions had been imposed on Rupnik's worship, artistic activities and exercise, which the now former Jesuit had repeatedly violated in recent months, as reported by the Italian website Domani.

Verschueren goes further, explaining how the Society of Jesus gave the Slovenian Jesuit "one last chance to confront his past and embark on the path of truth", but he refused to do so. Rupnik now has 30 days to appeal. After this deadline, the expulsion will be final. 

If the expulsion is final, Rupnik will have to apply for incardination (official incorporation) in a diocese or other community in order to be able to continue his priestly mission. 

As a Jesuit, we have offered him one last chance to confront his past.

"Unfortunately, we are left with only one solution"

After receiving complaints about his behaviour, the Jesuits asked Rupnik to respond to them, which he refused to do, judging by the last statement of the Order:

"We asked Marko Rupnik to change communities and accept a new mission, in which we offered him one last chance as a Jesuit to confront his past and to make it clear to the many people who have testified against him that he is ready to embark on the path of truth." Since Rupnik has repeatedly refused to comply with this measure, "we are unfortunately left with only one solution: exclusion from the Society of Jesus".

Violations of the measures

So how did Rupnik violate the measures that the Jesuits had imposed on him to restrict his public activities? According to the Italian website, during this time he continued to travel the world and to participate in various artistic projects under the auspices of the Centro Aletti.

At the beginning of June this year, he visited Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in connection with art projects in Mostar and on the island of Hvar. According to Mr Verschueren, this was a "serious violation of restrictive measures".

Rupnik visited Mostar on the occasion of the completion of the renovation of the Franciscan Church of St Peter and Paul, where the Aletti Centre was responsible for the frescoes and a large mosaic.

Rupnik was to visit Mostar as a guest of the local Franciscans on the occasion of the completion of the restoration of their church of St Peter and Paul, where the Aletti Centre was responsible for the frescoes and the large mosaic. He travelled to Hvar at the request of the local Bishop to study the possibility of restoring the chapel in the Bishop's residence there.

Earlier this year, in March, he took part in a liturgy open to the public in a Roman basilica, although he was only allowed to celebrate Mass in private.

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