Fr David Palmer A priest based in Wales has vowed that he would rather be arrested than refuse to administer the sacraments to Catholics. It comes after the Welsh authorities announced this week that they would follow the lead of authorities in the Republic and ban public worship. It makes the Republic and Wales the only places in Europe where Mass is banned as part of Covid-19 restrictions.
Fr David Palmer [pictured] took to social media to vent his frustration at the ban. “Wales has decided to close the churches again. I will be arrested before I deny the sacraments to the people of God again,” he said on twitter.
Fr Palmer – who followed the rules during the last state-imposed restrictions on public worship – added: “I repent for having backed down before.
“Eternal life comes before this life…or our faith means nothing,” he said.