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A Roman Catholic priest in Grenada has been suspended immediately and indefinitely from all ministry following what has been described as contentious remarks he made about the war between Israel and Hamas and his criticism of the church.
The controversy exploded following events on March 27, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and subsequent statements made by Father Paul on various media platforms in which he accused the church in Grenada for not condemning the situation in Gaza. He said at a recent clergy retreat, the situation was not even mentioned or addressed.
The controversy exploded following events on March 27, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and subsequent statements made by Father Paul on various media platforms in which he accused the church in Grenada for not condemning the situation in Gaza. He said at a recent clergy retreat, the situation was not even mentioned or addressed.
“I call upon the Church today to get its freedom and to get its voice and speak up for justice,” he stated while calling the Gaza War a ‘wholesale slaughter’ of Palestinians and Muslims. “We cannot rightly ever preach the Gospel if we do not stand for justice.
The suspension of Father Gerard Paul took effect on April 4, 2024
