{"id":6854,"date":"2021-03-04T17:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2024-01-15T15:35:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T14:35:04","slug":"catholic-priest-joins-legal-action-against-government-over-church-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/catholic-priest-joins-legal-action-against-government-over-church-closures","title":{"rendered":"Catholic priest joins legal action against Government over church closures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scotland (March 4th, 2021) “Canon Tom White, of St Alphonsus RC Church in the Calton area of Glasgow, issued a pre-action letter to the Government in February demanding it lifts lockdown restrictions forcing places of worship to close.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, a group of other religious leaders launched legal proceedings in January to force the Scottish Government to change tack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canon White has now joined the action by the other religious leaders, including representatives from the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), the Free Church of Scotland, and a number of independent churches.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full coverage in The Courier<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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