The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil, will inaugurate on 11 May the mosaics of its southern façade, all created by Father Marko Rupnik.
The Sanctuary is the largest shrine in Brazil and the second largest church in the world after St Peter's.
The south façade is the second of the church's four façades to be covered with Father Rupnik's artefacts. The northern facade is Rupnik's largest work to date, covering an area of 40,000 m2. It has been unveiled to the public in March 2022.
Francis consistently protects Rupnik, who was credibly accused of fornicating with dozens of nuns. He was very briefly excommunicated and immediately recycled by Francis as a Vatican Lenten preacher.
One of his victims, Gloria Branciani, had a nine-year affair with Rupnik which she now describes as a "descent into hell". She told OsvNews.com (30 April) that "with Rupnik, the sexual dimension cannot be separated from the creative experience". According to her, "when he portrayed me, he explained that I …More