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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Philip Pullella

Slovenian Jesuits ask for forgiveness in major abuse case

Slovenia's Jesuits say they believe sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of their order are true and have asked for forgiveness.

It is the latest development in the case of Father Marko Ivan Rupnik that has rattled the religious order and the Vatican.

It was only after Italian media reports in November alleging that Rupnik, 68, had sexually and psychologically abused nuns when he was their spiritual director in his native Slovenia three decades ago that Jesuit headquarters acknowledged the case.

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