{"id":14900,"date":"2023-02-10T15:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=14900"},"modified":"2024-01-26T12:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T11:31:22","slug":"priest-legal-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/priest-legal-battle","title":{"rendered":"Priest faces legal battle for \u201cpraying for free speech\u201d \u2013 and pro-life bumper sticker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14900\" class=\"elementor elementor-14900\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b994b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b994b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e3388c\" data-id=\"0e3388c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7600548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7600548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Father Sean Gough stood silently holding a \u201cpraying for free speech\u201d sign near a closed abortion facility<\/strong><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Priest interrogated, charged with breaching censorship zone which prohibits prayer and the sharing of pregnancy support information<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca89663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca89663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_63e665ccb6785\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col centered-text no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone instance-1\" data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>BIRMINGHAM<\/strong>\u00a0(9 February 2023) \u2013 A Catholic priest is facing a legal battle after he was charged for breaching a censorship zone by silently praying, in addition to holding a sign with the words \u201cpraying for free speech,\u201d near a closed abortion facility in Birmingham.<\/p><p>A further charge related to parking his car, which for some time has had on it a small \u201cunborn lives matter\u201d bumper sticker, within the same area. The area surrounding the facility, located on Station Road, has been covered by a local\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.gov.uk\/downloads\/file\/24121\/robert_clinic_station_road_b30\">Public Spaces Protection Order<\/a>\u00a0(PSPO), in force since November, which prohibits prayer, distributing information about pregnancy help services, and other activities considered to constitute \u201cprotest\u201d.<\/p><p>For peacefully supporting free speech within the censorship zone, Father Sean Gough was charged with \u201cintimidating service-users\u201d of the abortion facility. This was despite the fact that all this happened while the abortion facility was closed.<\/p><p>\u201cI pray wherever I go, inside my head, for the people around me. How can it be a crime for a priest to pray? I often pray in my head near the abortion facility, but at the time in question, I was praying for free speech, which is under severe pressure in our country today. At all times, I believed my actions to be lawful \u2013 freedom of expression, especially when peaceful, is protected in domestic and international law. It is deeply undemocratic to censor public streets, particularly those spaces where we know that many women have benefitted from peaceful offers of help about services available,\u201d said Father Sean Gough.<\/p><p>When police officers initially approached the priest holding the \u201cpraying for free speech sign\u201d, they told Father Gough that they did not think that he was breaking rules. However, the priest was later invited for interview at the police station, interrogated on his actions, and eventually criminally charged.<\/p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently dropped the charges against Father Gough, but made clear that they could be reinstated. Like Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Father Gough has stated his intention to pursue a clear verdict on his charges in court, in order to clear his name.<\/p><p><strong>A Censorial Trend<\/strong><\/p><p>Amid several recent cases of individuals facing fines or criminal charges for praying near abortion facilities, Father Gough marks the first where prayer that is not related to abortion, but to free speech, has led to criminalisation.<\/p><p>Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adf.uk\/praying-volunteer-seeks-verdict\/\">searched and arrested<\/a>\u00a0by three police officers, as captured in a viral video, after she made clear that she was not \u201cprotesting,\u201d but \u201cmight be\u201d praying inside her head within the Birmingham censorship zone.<\/p><p>Similarly, father and army veteran Adam Smith-Connor was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adf.uk\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\/\">recently fined<\/a>\u00a0in Bournemouth after local authorities questioned him as to the \u201cnature of his prayer,\u201d within a censorship zone, to which he answered, \u201cI\u2019m praying for my son, who is deceased\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cThe process in and of itself has become the punishment for people like Father Sean, who face onerous legal battles simply for holding peaceful views in certain public spaces, against the will of authorities. Nobody should be criminalised for peaceful activities like praying for the state of free speech in our country, or having a simple bumper sticker on their car that expresses a belief that \u2018unborn lives matter\u2019. This case demonstrates the far-reaching and illiberal consequences of so-called \u2018buffer zones\u2019. Father Sean\u2019s years of service to women in crisis pregnancies are testimony to the good of his character and intention,\u201d commented Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK, the organisation supporting Father Sean Gough.<\/p><p>Commenting on Father Gough\u2019s decision to pursue clarity in court, Igunnubole added:<\/p><p>\u201cFather Sean is understandably seeking clarity as to the lawfulness of his actions. Though charges were dropped after several weeks due to \u2018insufficient evidence,\u2019 he has been warned that further evidence relating to the charges may soon be forthcoming, implying the entire grueling process could soon restart from the beginning. This is a clear instance of the process becoming the punishment and creating a chilling effect on freedom of expression in the UK \u2013 a value that this government, incidentally, had promised to champion in their election manifesto\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cADF UK remains committed to supporting Father Sean\u2019s pursuit of a verdict. No one should fear prosecution for expressing peaceful beliefs, let alone on a small bumper sticker, nor through a sign that simply reads \u2018praying for free speech\u2019,\u201d commented Igunnubole.<\/p><p>Speaking about his broader work in service to women in crisis pregnancies, Father Gough explained:<\/p><p>\u201cA large part of my ministry is working for \u2018Rachel\u2019s Vineyard,\u2019 a charity that supports the healing of hundreds of women and men in the UK every year wounded by abortion. I don\u2019t judge or condemn those who have had abortions \u2013 but volunteer my time to work for their healing.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s an issue that means a lot to me because my mom made a bold choice for life when I was a baby. I was conceived in the context of severe violence, and she found the grace and strength to fight for us both. So many people thought she should abort me, but by the grace of God, she didn\u2019t, and we\u2019re both so grateful for that today,\u201d he continued.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dd663 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78dd663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7226a94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7226a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a400cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"a400cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:2,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fr-sean-car.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a400cd5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fr Sean Car\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ4ODMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDJcL2ZyLXNlYW4tY2FyLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJhNDAwY2Q1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fr-sean-car-300x200.webp\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"Fr. 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