Outside Philadelphia Cathedral, Rozzi Claims Church Official Caused Legislation to Be Weakened

By David Mekeel
Reading Eagle
July 18, 2016

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State Rep. Mark Rozzi took the fight right to his opponent's doorstep Monday.

A Muhlenberg Township Democrat, Rozzi was part of a news conference and rally at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

The event was designed to support victims of child sexual abuse and criticize the Catholic Church for its opposition to measures expanding victims' rights.

The news conference was spurred by the recent passage by the state Senate of a bill overhauling Pennsylvania's child sex abuse laws, as well as the suicide of victim and victim rights advocate Brian Gergely earlier this month.

The legislation was stripped of a key provision crafted by Rozzi that would have allowed victims to pursue claims for abuses that occurred decades ago.