Bends over backwards to save ubiquitous travesties.
“A few months ago, I visited Lourdes for the first time, and when I saw the mosaics, I groaned out loud. Father Rupnik’s style is immediately recognizable, and my first thought was that the art would forever be tainted…
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Three years ago, he was even briefly excommunicated …
This week, we learned that Father Rupnik was expelled from the Society of Jesus on June 9 “due to stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience.”