Officials of the Slovenian government expressed anger at the decision to incardinate Father Marko Rupnik, the disgraced former Jesuit, as a priest of the Diocese of Koper.
In response to a government query, the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference told the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities that it had no authority over the matter: the decision was made by the diocese’s bishop, Bishop Jurij Bizjak.