Before being exposed for serial plagiarism, Vatican spokesman Father Thomas Rosica was perhaps best known for a controversial claim concerning Pope Francis. According to Rosica, because Pope Francis is “free from disordered attachments,” the Church is for the first time “openly ruled by an individual” rather than by Scripture or tradition. Our scrutiny of Rosica’s literary output stretching back 30-plus years has revealed that his plagiarism is a long, consistent habit. More than one observer asked whether Rosica’s controversial lines about Pope Francis were his only original theological contribution. While journalists and scholars have been exposing Rosica’s plagiarism over the past several weeks, more than one observer asked whether Rosica’s controversial lines about Pope Francis were his only original theological contribution.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 15:22 UTC