Wales' public standards watchdog said John Dixon is likely to have breached the code of conduct for local authority members with his short message last year.
I didn't know the Scientologists had a church on Tottenham Court Road. Just hurried past in case the stupid rubs off.
The Church of Scientology, whose followers include entertainers Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirsty Allie, made an official complaint after spotting the posting last year.
The "church", created by American science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard in the 1950s, has a reputation for being fiercely litigious and has been accused in the US courts of trying to use the legal system to destroy critics.
Mr John Dixon, who is Cardiff council's executive member for health and social services, as well as being a web developer and microbiologist, is contesting the complaint saying he was writing in a personal capacity.
John Dixon posted the message on his Twitter account, then called CllrJohnDixon, when he was in London last year buying his wife-to-be a wedding ring.
The Tweet said: "I didn't know the Scientologists had a church on Tottenham Court Road. Just hurried past in case the stupid rubs off."
In a follow-up tweet after the Scientologists registered to receive all his Twitter posts, John Dixon posted: "Just realised the Scientologists are following me. Quick everyone, pretend you're out."
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