NHS National Health Service sign UK. / TK Kurikawa/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Apr 4, 2023 / 11:54 am (CNA).A Maltese Catholic priest who served as a chaplain in a London hospital received £10,000 in a settlement with the United Kingdom s National Health Service after he alleged he was fired for expressing the Church s teaching on homosexuality. Father Patrick Pullicino, who is also a medical doctor, sued the London NHS Trust for harassment, religious discrimination, and victimization. The 73-year-old priest s £10,000 settlement is equal to about $12,414."There is a tendency throughout the NHS to force their patients to accept generic spiritual care instead of giving support for their Christian beliefs," Pullicino said in a statement, according to a news release from the Christian Legal Centre, which represented him in court. "Christian faith is particularly important in sickness, particularly when in danger of death," Pullicino continued. "Limiting this i
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