(28 Jun 2024)
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Rome, Italy – 28 June 2024
1. Medium shot of Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaic on the facade of the Church of Our Lady of the Most Holy Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs in Rome
2. Tilt up of Rupnik’s mosaic
3. Mid of the Rupnik mosaic on facade
4. Close of the faces in the mosaic
5. Wide of the church
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Sister Samuelle, alleged victim of abuse by Marko Rupnik:
“Today, how can I be at peace in front of certain mosaics for which I vividly remember certain things? In front of that Madonna, or in that church, or that other place I know that Rupnik, as soon as he had finished this piece of mosaic, approached and began to touch my back. How can I look at these mosaics in peace today? How can I see the image of God without remembering the violence of these gestures and the psychological violence and pressure from Rupnik? I can’t."
7. Detail of a Madonna in the church mosaic
8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Gloria Branciani, alleged victim of abuse by Marko Rupnik:
“This letter is a request, an express request. We are trying to raise awareness in the dioceses where the most important emotional works are located. We are asking that these works by Rupnik be removed because they are connected to experiences that remind me, and surely many others, of the abuse suffered. I personally know of more than 25 other people involved.”
9. Close of Gloria Branciani’s eyes
10. Mid shot of Branciani’s hands
11. Medium shot of the church facade with mosaic in Rome
12. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Mirjam Kovač, alleged victim of abuse by Marko Rupnik:
"Behind this denunciation, I see above all many people who have experienced abuse and many people who could still experience it, and we want to prevent that. I have a strong desire that through our testimony, people can realize it before it’s too late."
13. Mid shot of a detail on Rupnik’s mosaic
14. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Gloria Branciani, alleged victim of abuse by Marko Rupnik:
"The second letter that was published today is from Cardinal O’Malley in the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. This was truly a surprise, a wonderful surprise, because it felt as if the Church was moving with us. It almost seemed orchestrated. However, it was for God. We experienced it as a positive reinforcement of our choice."
15. Mid shot of Gloria Branciani, Mirjam Kovač, and Sister Samuelle talking together
16. Mid shot of Mirjam Kovač with Sister Samuelle on a video call in the background
17. Close-up of a dove in the mosaic
18. Close-up of a cross on the church
19. Tilt up of the mosaic of the Church of Our Lady of the Most Holy Sacrament
STORYLINE:
The scandal over a famous ex-Jesuit artist who is accused of psychologically, spiritually and sexually abusing adult women came to a head Friday after some of his alleged victims and the pope’s own anti-abuse adviser asked for his artworks not to be promoted or displayed.
The separate initiatives underscored how the case of the Rev. Marko Rupnik, whose mosaics grace some of the Catholic Church’s most-visited shrines and sanctuaries, continues to cause a headache for the Vatican and Pope Francis, who as a Jesuit himself has been drawn into the scandal.
Early Friday, five women who say they were abused by Rupnik sent letters to Catholic bishops around the world asking them to remove his mosaics from their churches, saying their continued display in places of worship was “inappropriate” and retraumatizing to victims.
A decision is expected soon.
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