Posts Tagged ‘Fr Martin Newell’

UK priest denies criminal damage charges after peace protest

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

An English priest has appeared in court after he wrote a peace slogan on a Ministry of Defence wall in London on Ash Wednesday. Fr Martin Newell said he was trying to prevent “mass destruction”. The Passionist has denied charges of criminal damage, saying his message was later washed off. His trial will be in Read more

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. Continue reading