I’ll quit being a vicar on Sunday

By George Pitcher2023-11-03T12:05:00

The gospel may need no refreshing, but we do. It’s time to go, says George Pitcher

I quit being a parish priest on Sunday. We’re in Sussex, the home of English Catholicism, what with the Norfolks in Arundel and all that. But reformational lava bubbles up every Guy Fawkes’ night, especially in nearby Lewes. So, in our Anglican parish, gags about burning a few Catholics to celebrate my departure have been well worn.

I never wanted to be a rural parish priest. Or, more kindly…

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