Vatican Announces Formal Nomination of Judges in Father Rupnik Trial
The Vatican has formally nominated five judges for the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse.
According to a communique from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the judges were nominated to ensure the autonomy and independence of the tribunal.
The panel of judges is composed of women and clerics who are not members of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and who hold no office within any of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia,
The communique did not provide a start date for the trial.
Author's summary: Vatican nominates judges for Father Rupnik's trial.