A Catholic chaplain is suing the NHS because he says he was sacked after he answered questions from a patient about Church teaching on marriage.
The Rev. Dr Patrick Pullino, a priest in the Archdiocese of Southwark, is taking action against South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust after he was dismissed from his post as a temporary staff member in January 2020.
The former NHS consultant neurologist, who was ordained in 2019, is pursuing the Trust for harassment, religious discrimination, and victimisation in a case which is due to take place in July at the Croydon Employment Tribunal.
