Charly Triballeau
A pedestrian looks on next to gigantic mosaics, made by artist and priest Marko Rupnik, displayed on the Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire Basilica in the Sanctuary of Lourdes, in Lourdes, southwestern France. The bishop of Lourdes says that he has received a ‘pile of letters’ from Catholics all over the world as he considers whether to remove the shrine’s mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik. Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes says that he hopes to make a decision this spring. The bishop formed a special commission last year to determine the future of the Rupnik mosaics.
EDITORIAL: The former Jesuit priest is entitled to due process. His art is not.