Judge declines to dismiss Fr. Rosica sexual assault lawsuit

"In my view, the Plaintiff’s claim is not essentially doctrinal or ecclesiastical in nature," the judge wrote.

A lawsuit accusing prominent media figure Fr. Thomas Rosica of sexual assault will move forward after a Canadian judge rejected the priest’s petition to dismiss the suit.

Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB, of Salt+Light TV at the Vatican press office in 2012. Credit: CNA.

Judge Evelyn M. ten Cate of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario on Thursday dismissed a mo…