Priest fights his expulsion for not receiving the COVID vaccine and refusing to wear a mask
A pro-LGBT bishop in Vermont is seeking to suspend Father Peter Williams for refusing to take a tainted abortion injection or obey a strict mask mandate. No bishop should be able to expel a priest for medical reasons.
SPRINGFIELD, Vermont – A Vermont priest is fighting his diocese over an attempt to remove him from his parish for refusing to receive an abortion-tainted COVID-19 injection or submit to mask and test requirements.
Father Peter Williams has served as pastor of Holy Family Parish in the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont for nearly 20 years. But in a video earlier this month, he revealed that his bishop is now seeking to suspend him due to his resistance to punitive COVID restrictions on unvaccinated clergy.
In a September letter , dissenting pro-LGBT Bishop Christopher Coyne declared that priests who decline vaccination against COVID-19 must wear a mask during all celebrations of the sacraments and any interaction with people as part of their pastoral ministry. Unvaccinated …More
I am disturbed by this; I am praying Fr. Williams maintains his right to make his own decisions about his health care.
Father, Father... masks aren't necessarily a bad thing. The bishop didn't say what kind of mask, now did he? ;-)