Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

‘If Necessary I’ll be Arrested’: the Lockdown Defying Priest [UK]
The Spectator ^ | 11/3/20 | Damian Thompson

Posted on 11/04/2020 5:46:23 PM PST by marshmallow

Has there been a single Covid death as a result of someone attending a socially distanced church service? The answer is no, as you'd expect it to be. But, despite this, the Government will ban public acts of worship from Thursday.

This decision is so perverse that even the Catholic bishops of England and Wales – who fell over each other during the last lockdown in their eagerness to shut churches – have written to the government asking for the scientific evidence indicating that properly supervised Masses pose a threat to the people attending them. So far they haven't received the courtesy of a reply, probably because there is no evidence.

In this episode of Holy Smoke, Fr David Palmer, a Catholic priest from Nottingham, tells me that his church will be open this Sunday, cleverly exploiting a loophole in the government guidelines. If the police try to stop him saying Mass, or administering any other sacrament, then he's willing to be arrested. Other clergy, including some in the Church of England, have taken the same decision.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: lockdown

1 posted on 11/04/2020 5:46:23 PM PST by marshmallow
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: marshmallow

God Bless this man!


2 posted on 11/04/2020 5:49:56 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Roman_War_Criminal

Si malum est.
Deus est.


3 posted on 11/04/2020 5:56:08 PM PST by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson