Priest ‘overjoyed’ after blanket ban on public worship quashed
Canon Tom White, the Scottish priest whose legal challenge succeeded in
overturning a blanket ban on public worship in Scotland. Photo: ADF International.
Scotland’s supreme civil court ruled last Wednesday that the Scottish government’s blanket ban on public worship is unlawful. Judge Lord Braid overturned the ban on March 24 in response to a challenge by 27 faith leaders, alongside Glasgow Catholic priest Canon Tom White. Judge Braid had heard their challenge on March 11-12 at the Court…