Catholic priest who said he wanted to bomb mosques avoids jail

UK priest admits posting Islamophobic messages in neo-Nazi chat

A Catholic priest from Cardiff who posted Islamophobic and racist messages in a neo-Nazi chatroom, including calls to "bomb mosques" and "shoot black people in the head", has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. Father Mark Rowles, 57, of St John Lloyd Catholic Church, admitted three counts of sending menacing or offensive messages on the encrypted app Telegram in May and June 2024. Using the alias "skinheadlad1488" in a chatroom called…

Catholic priest who said he wanted to bomb mosques avoids jail

Church suspends Mark Rowles, 57, as it investigates his racist messages in neo-Nazi chatroom

A Catholic priest who discussed bombing mosques and shooting black people in neo-Nazi chatrooms avoids prison

A Catholic priest who posed as a teenager in neo-Nazi chatrooms and discussed bombing mosques and shooting Black people as part of what he called a sexual fetish has avoided prison. Instead, Father Mark Rowles, 57, who went by the name “skinheadlad1488,” was sentenced to a 12-month community order. Rowles admitted writing offensive messages about Muslims in an extremist Telegram channel called Aryan Reich Killers, including a message where he sa…

CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO TOOK PART IN NEO NAZI CHAT ABOUT SHOOTING BLACK PEOPLE AND MUSLIMS AVOIDS JAIL | The Shade Borough

A Catholic priest in Wales has avoided jail after admitting to sending racist and violent messages in an online neo Nazi chat. Father Mark Rowles, 57, was sentenced to a 12 month community order after pleading guilty to posting messages that encouraged attacks on Black people and Muslims. The Church has suspended him from ministry while it carries out an internal investigation.