SNAP urges church officials in Canada to forbid priest facing allegations to lead youths

For immediate release 

August 29, 2024

We are troubled an accused priest is conducting youth retreats. Although Canada isn't bound by the Dallas Charter, all priests should be. We ask his order and Canadian church officials to forbid this public ministry. Suppressing him will support those who have alleged harm caused by him. Fr. Thomas Rosica was the principal organizer of the 2002 World Youth Day, a Vatican advisor and media attaché, and was a fixture in Catholic media and television for nearly two decades, before his prominence was stalled by 2019 reports of widespread plagiarism. The priest was also a high-profile participant in the Vatican’s 2019 global abuse summit, convened by Pope Francis, where he urged that the problem of clerical sexual abuse not be “ignored.”

https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/rosica-faces-sexual-assault-lawsuit

CONTACT: Mike McDonnell, SNAP Communications Director ([email protected], 267-261-0578), Shaun Dougherty, SNAP Board of Directors President, Interim Executive Director  ([email protected], 814- 341-8386) 

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