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Catholic priest joins legal action against Government over church closures

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.

Separately, a group of other religious leaders launched legal proceedings in January to force the Scottish Government to change tack.

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.”

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