Gay hospital chaplain loses discrimination appeal against C of E
by Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#3JV6F)
Court rules church had right to bar Jeremy Pemberton from NHS job because he had married
A gay clergyman who was prevented by the Church of England from taking up a job in the NHS as a hospital chaplain after he married his partner has lost his case against discrimination.
Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who has been a priest for more than 30 years, challenged earlier rulings against him in the court of appeal.