The handling of the Marko Rupnik case shows the difficulty Rome has in analyzing the phenomenon of having a “hold” over someone when it concerns an adult

Numerous messages were posted on Facebook at the end of December 2022, a few days after several Italian websites and newspapers revealed what quickly became the Rupnik affair, named after the Slovenian Jesuit mosaicist accused by several nuns of touching and rape, against a background of a psycho-spiritual hold.

After having sexually assaulted them, the priest then heard their confessions. These are the events for which the Jesuits must close an internal investigation this Friday, February 17.

On social medias, the debate surrounding these accusations rages among Italian journalists.

One explains: “In fact, if there had been no consent, there would have been no confession and absolution of the access consenting, since they were adults. The person speaking is not just anyone:…