Posted on 08/29/2021 7:23:41 PM PDT by marshmallow
A university in England has refused to recognize a Catholic priest as a chaplain over comments that he posted on social media.
The University of Nottingham, in central England, confirmed on Aug. 25 that it had declined to give official recognition to Fr. David Palmer, a priest of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
“Our concern was not in relation to Fr. David’s views themselves, but the manner in which these views have been expressed in the context of our diverse community of people of many faiths,” a spokesperson for the university told CNA.
Palmer, who serves in the Diocese of Nottingham, was named as chaplain to the Catholic community at the University of Nottingham by local Bishop Patrick McKinney.
The bishop also asked him to serve as Catholic chaplain to Nottingham Trent University.
While Nottingham Trent University accepted the appointment, the University of Nottingham invited Palmer for an interview on June 17.
Following the interview, the university wrote to McKinney expressing concerns about the appointment.
At a further meeting on July 1, the university specified that the concerns related to Palmer’s posts on social media, highlighting one on assisted suicide and another on abortion.
“They referenced a tweet where I had referred to the proposed ‘assisted dying’ bill [introduced in Britain’s Parliament in May] as a bill to allow the NHS ‘to kill the vulnerable,’” Palmer told CNA via email on Aug. 26.
“I was told it was fine for me to have this opinion, but they were concerned with how I expressed it. When I asked how they would suggest I express it, quite remarkably, they suggested I should call it ‘end of life care,’ which is a completely unacceptable policing of religious belief.”
The priest wrote on Twitter on Aug. 24 that the..........
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Yes, the truth is not welcome.
Blatant religious discrimination
Fr. David Palmer has options to work in other places. Good priests with sound doctrine are needed worldwide.
The English have become so woke, they can hardly speak English for stumbling and modifying their speech not to offend anyone.
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