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The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Marko Rupnik’s mosaics depicting biblical scenes, saints and the Virgin Mary that grace the walls of Luminous Mysteries Chapel are seen covered with paper at Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the works as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)