Father Gough: ‘I Was Conceived in the Context of Violence, and My Mother Chose Life for Me’

LONDON — On Feb.16, two British Catholics were acquitted of all charges relating to praying outside an abortion facility in the English city of Birmingham.

One of the two acquitted was a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Father Sean Gough.

The priest’s appearance in a criminal court was on account of the relatively new law, Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which creates Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO). According to the local government’s website, a PSPO is: “to tackle anti-social behaviour” and aimed “at ensuring public spaces can be enjoyed free from anti-social behaviour.” ---More...