A British cleric was convicted by his own church on Thursday after he denounced her national clap for the late British Army veteran hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore, as a “cult of white British nationalism.”
Rev. Jarel Robinson-Brown unleashed a prime minister’s storm on Wednesday Boris Johnson led the tribute to Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veterinarian who raised nearly $ 45 million for front-line employees during the pandemic.
Moore died Tuesday after being infected with COVID-19 himself.
“Captain Tom’s cult is a cult of white British nationalism,” wrote the black clergyman of the Church of England, according to Sky News.
“I will offer prayers for the rest of his good and generous soul, but I will not join the” National Clapper. “
Robinson-Brown, who was recently named to the oldest church in the City of London, later offered “an unreserved excuse for the insensitive moments and the content of my tweet about the applause for Captain Tom,” Sky said.
After a torrent of outrage, he deleted his original message – and by Thursday he seemed to have deleted his Twitter account.
The London Diocese has announced On Thursday, “a review is underway, led by the Archdeacon of London.”
“Jarel Robinson-Brown’s comments about Captain Sir Tom Moore were unacceptable, insensitive and misjudged,” the diocese said.
“The fact that he immediately deleted his tweet and then apologized does not nullify the injuries he caused, not least to Captain Tom’s family,” the statement added, condemning the “racist abuse” he challenged for Robinson-Brown.