Vatican says sanctions still in effect against Opus Dei cardinal following sex abuse allegations

The Vatican said Sunday that disciplinary sanctions are still in effect against the first-ever cardinal from Opus Dei following accusations of sexual abuse, confirming a series of restrictions against the once-powerful archbishop of Lima, Peru that included requiring him to leave his home country. The sanctions imposed on Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne include restrictions “relating to his public activity, place of residence and use of insignia,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. The 81-year-old Cipriani, who lives in Madrid and Rome, acknowledged the sanctions on Saturday following a report in Spain’s El País newspaper detailing one alleged victim’s story.