In France, the Catholic Church is again shaken by a pedophilia scandal. Father Ribes, who died in 1994, is accused of having sexually assaulted dozens of children in the 1970s and 1980s.
In recent days, testimonies have multiplied in the dioceses of Lyon, Grenoble and Saint-Etienne where he practiced. Particularity of this case, Louis Ribes was also an artist. To carry out his works, the one nicknamed ” the Picasso of churches used his victims as role models.
Today, therefore, the question arises of the future of some 70 frescoes and stained glass windows exhibited in the churches of the region.