British Catholic monk expects prison for promoting Christian teaching on homosexuality: interview
A British hermit who only leaves his hermitage to distribute pamphlets promoting Christian teachings on homosexuality and abortion expects to be imprisoned for breaking the terms of his bail and continuing to confront his country’s “culture of death.” “At first I agreed to do no more leafleting,” Brother Damon Kelly , 53, told LifeSiteNews. “But I’ve wrestled with it, I’ve sought spiritual counsel. And I’ve decided I have to obey God’s law and not the State’s law. Which will land you in a lot of trouble.” Brother Damon is the leader of a trio of Catholics called the Black Hermits who are under personal vows to their local bishop and based in Corby, Northamptonshire . The hermit also told LifeSiteNews he’s decided he cannot follow the advice of his lawyer, Michael Phillips , who has told him that if he confines himself to giving out his material on the street, he’d be protected by the right to free speech . Brother Damon Kelly Courtesy of the Black Hermits “Brother Damon, thou