MP denied Communion says priest’s actions not endorsed by local bishop

The British MP refused Holy Communion by his local priest due to his vote in favour of the UK’s assisted suicide Bill has claimed that his local bishop told him that the Church should not deny Communion over the issue.

Liberal Democrat MP Chris Coghlan, who represents Dorking and Horley in Surrey, confirmed that he had spoken with Bishop Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, and that he plans to meet with him, reportsThe Pillar. The MP also said that Bishop Moth had told him that “it is not the Church’s position to deny Holy Communion over this”.