Marko Rubnik, the famous priest accused of assaulting more than 20 women – and whom the Pope wants to investigate – Observer

Anna was 21 years old when she met Marko Rubinek. In 1985, the Slovenian priest was already a rising star in the European Catholic Church. Theologian and visual artist, the young priest Rubinek, 31, was admired by many young people because of his “charisma in explaining the Gospel,” as Anna recalled several years later – one of the first victims of the famous Slovenian priest who is now at the center of an interference scandal. In which Pope Francis personally lifted the statute of limitations on crimes and allowed an investigation — he was interviewed by that fictitious name Quoted from the Italian newspaper Domani.

That year, Anna was studying at medical school and had a dream of becoming a missionary: in fact, it was this dream that prompted the young Italian woman to seek to deepen her Catholic faith. “I was also passionate about art, and a nun I knew introduced me to this Jesuit painter who had a small studio in Piazza del Gesù in Rome,” Anna told Domani. “Rupnik was ten years older than me and was in his first year of priesthood. I felt comfortable with him and he quickly became my spiritual guide.

Fascinated by painting, Anna began to frequent Rupnik’s studio, like many other young people who gradually formed the influential group that gravitated around the Slovenian artist. “I felt important to him. “I loved his paintings and we talked a lot while he painted,” Anna recalled. “He even began to emphasize the communication between us, telling me that every gesture had a specific meaning: a simple handshake or a touch on the arm was an opportunity to emphasize my femininity. I could not To imagine that this was actually a strategy for establishing a completely different kind of physical relationship with me, just as I couldn’t understand that the hug after every confession was an invitation to move on.

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