Lawyer in sensitive Vatican abuse case issues scathing critique of church’s secretive legal system

A lawyer representing five women who allege sexual and spiritual abuse by former Jesuit priest Marko Ivan Rupnik has criticized the Vatican’s secretive legal system, which withholds trial details from her clients. The Vatican confirmed the canonical trial against Rupnik is ongoing, but has not disclosed the charges he faces, following reports he was absolved in a prior proceeding. Rupnik, a prominent religious artist, faces accusations spanning three decades, with the Vatican waiving statute of limitations on older claims in 2023.