The Vatican is facing significant internal conflict over the use of artwork by Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit artist accused of psychological, spiritual, and sexual abuse of adult women. Cardinal O'Malley, the head of Pope Francis' anti-abuse commission, has written to every Vatican department urging them to cease using Rupnik's art. This follows the Vatican media chief's defense of using Rupnik's art, which has been met with opposition from alleged victims and other church officials. The controversy came to a head on Friday with calls for the Vatican to take a clear stance on the issue.
The scandal over a famous ex-Jesuit artist who is accused of psychologically, spiritually and sexually abusing adult women came to a head Friday after some of his alleged victims and the pope's own anti-abuse adviser asked for his artworks not to be... https://t.co/9oJxY8ThBD
Cardinal O'Malley and alleged victims of Marko Rupnik have called for his abuse art to cease from being used. It comes days after a Vatican media chief told people they were 'wrong' to oppose the abuse art. https://t.co/KXf25jmKnM
The head of Pope Francis' own anti-abuse commission has written to every Vatican department urging them not to use artwork of alleged perpetrators of abuse. The letter comes days after the head of Vatican comms defended his office's use of Rupnik's art. https://t.co/0hB5py1Gbf
Should a public art gallery exhibit his work, highlighting the fact he was a seriously flawed human being? Or is this to quietly condone domestic violence and paedophilia? I do not know the answer writes Sasha Grishin (@ouranu). https://t.co/DT2C1R1Yui
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