Again: Francis Is Protecting a Convicted Abuser

Earlier this year, a canonical trial convicted Rupnik for absolving in confession an adult and consenting female sexual accomplice. The verdict was unanimous and the punishment was excommunication.
But a few hours after the sentence was announced, Francis lifted the excommunication at Rupnik's request. The Company of Jesus had already prepared a statement on the matter but was stopped.
The Jesuit Procurator General described another sexual relationship, dating back to the 1990s, with a consenting woman which was not part of the trial, as “gruesome.” He asked for a trial but Francis prevented it. On November 30, Rupnik received an honorary degree by the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil (pictured).
The Jesuits said in a December 2 statement that they have barred Rupnik from hearing confessions or conducting spiritual direction.
Already in Argentina, Francis was known for protecting abusers if the abuser belonged to his clerical faction. Since hie is on Rome, he protected Bishop Zanchetta and Father Inzoli, among others.
Since the oligarch media uses sexual assaults in the church for political purposes, Francis, who is their ally, does not have to fear them.
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