Vatican Appoints Judges to Decide Rupnik Sexual Abuse Case
The Vatican's doctrine office announced the nomination of a panel of five judges to decide the disciplinary case against Father Marko Rupnik, accused of sexual and psychological abuse of consecrated women under his spiritual care.
According to an Oct. 13 press release from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), the judges do not hold any position in the Roman Curia to ensure their autonomy and independence in the penal judicial procedure.
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the head of the DDF, told journalists in July that the judges for the Rupnik case had been selected.
The panel of judges includes both women and clerics.
Author's summary: Vatican appoints judges for Rupnik case.
More News
- Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin allowed to wear street clothes at trial
- The Cost of Mistaking Plans for Strategy in an Uncertain Economy
- Why the Informal Sector Is Not a Tax Goldmine - Institute of Development Studies
- Bowdoin College Endowment Earns 15.3 Percent Return
- Mental disorders aren’t personality traits
- Justice unveils blueprint to cut remand population