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By Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews, Aug 29, 2024
The Jesuits of Canada issued a press release this afternoon saying that the Basilian priest may not be associated with any of their apostolates until his case is resolved.
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — Father Thomas Rosica has been accused of sexually assaulting a young priest over 20 years ago.
Rumors exchanged among insiders in the Archdiocese of Toronto for the past few months were substantiated yesterday when an American Catholic news outlet, The Pillar, revealed the Fr. Rosica’s faculties as a priest were suspended in March 2024 after the alleged victim filed suit against him in an Ontario court.
According to the lawsuit, a copy of which was provided to The Pillar, Rosica first developed a relationship with his accuser, who was not named, when the latter was a newly ordained priest in the late 1990s. Then a chaplain to Catholic students at the University of Toronto’s Newman Centre, Rosica allegedly invited the young priest to work with him on the World Youth Day 2002 celebrations. Thanks to his work with young people and his talent for making friends in high places, the Italian-speaking Rosica had been appointed “National Director and CEO” of the papal event. …
