These accusations add to the claims from at least 20 women against Rupnik, spanning three decades at a Slovenian religious community.

Gloria Branciani revealed in a Rome press conference that Rupnik manipulated religious teachings to justify his sexual demands, even comparing a threesome to the Holy Trinity.

Briefly excommunicated in 2020 for absolving a partner in a sexual affair, Rupnik was readmitted post-repentance but later ousted from the Jesuit order in 2022. In a rare move, Pope Francis lifted prescription limits, allowing for potential church discipline.

The case, highlighted five years after the Vatican's anti-abuse summit, led Anne Barrett Doyle of Bishop Accountability to demand an independent investigation and transparency, critiquing the Church's ineffectual reforms against sexual misconduct.