Vatican City, Jun 4, 2018 / 13:48 pm
Luis Fernando Figari, a layman accused of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, has launched a second appeal against a 2017 Vatican decision prohibiting him from living with the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the society of apostolic life he founded.
A May 25 letter from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life said that the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which functions as the Holy See's supreme court, rejected Figari's initial appeal Jan. 31.
The congregation also denied charges that it has been protecting Figari, who currently lives in Rome, from criminal investigation in Peru.
"Figari has never been hidden, sheltered, or protected in any way by the Apostolic See, and it considers unfounded the claim that Mr. Figari is prevented from defending himself or responding to accusations formulated against him in Peru," the congregation wrote in its letter, which was made public June 1.