Rupnik superior: ‘Illegal’ for priest to own business
Façade of the lower basilica, also called the Rosary Basilica, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwester France. The facade showcases the artwork of Marko Rupnik SJ, a priest who is currently under investigation after accusations of spiritual, psychological or sexual abuse by multiple adult women. Photo: OSV News/courtesy Greg Erlandson
Fr Johan Verschueren, the superior of Fr Marko Rupnik, a Jesuit priest and artist accused of sexually abusing numerous nuns, explained that from an ecclesial point of view it is “illegal” for Fr Rupnik to be the owner of a company. On April 22, Fr Verschueren, the Jesuit superior in Rome, told ACI Prensa that…