Two ex-nuns testify to the sexual and psychological violence carried out by an influential Slovenian priest. The two women spoke at length about being under the influence of the world-renowned theologian and mosaicist.

The Vatican had invoked the statute of limitations to close the case in 2022 without a canonical investigation. But in 2023, the pope lifted this requirement to allow the disciplinary procedure to proceed. This press conference comes five years after an important summit at the Vatican on sexual violence in the Church.