The English Deacon Nick Donnelly runs a well-known Twitter-account with 17.000 followers. Five years ago, he was ordered by his bishop to stop publishing his blog because he kept challenging the almighty anti-Catholic mainstream. Deacon Donnelly spoke with Father Reto Nay.
Deacon Nick Donnelly, you are the most famous deacon in the English-speaking world. How did this happen?
I speak the truth of Catholic doctrine.
Shouldn’t all bishops, priests and deacons do that?
They should, but unfortunately this has become an exceptional act. Today, most clergy either speak heretically, ambiguously or remain silent. I shouldn’t be famous because all clergy are obliged to be outspoken defenders of the Deposit of Faith.
Where are you based?
I was born in south London and now live in Barrow-in-Furness, a town in North West England. My family have lived here since the foundation of the town in the 1860’s. I’m incardinated in the Diocese of Lancaster and active on Twitter.com.
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