UK priest gets jail after anti-war protests

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

A Catholic priest in the United Kingdom, Fr Martin Newell, has been sentenced to a jail term for not paying fines arising from his many anti-war protests.

Fr Newell, a Passionist priest, cited the non-violent example of Jesus as the basis for his actions.

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