Pontifical College Seminarian Flaunts Same-Sex Civil Partnership

Jan 23, 2020 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant:

An English seminarian who bragged about his same-sex civil partnership on social media is on track for ordination despite complaints from seminarians and in defiance of recent Vatican directives.

Christopher William Butler, a former civil servant and registered nurse, posted tweets about his “wonderful partner the wonderful Alan Sumner” in January 2014 and in February 2014 wrote about “Valentine cards” he had received from his “partner.”

Sources told Church Militant that Butler and Sumner had entered into a registered same-sex civil partnership before same-sex “marriage” was legalized in Britain.

When Butler’s partner died, he approached the diocese of Leeds and Bp. Marcus Stock accepted him for formation, in spite of complaints and reservations from numerous advisors and priests in the diocese of Leeds, sources said.

“Since becoming a seminarian, Butler has openly boasted constantly about having been in a same-sex civil partnership, displaying a deep-seated obsession with his deceased ‘life partner,'” a source revealed, offering evidence of screenshots from Butler’s social media pages. “There are also numerous examples of his public statements supporting his lifestyle on his Twitter page,” the source added.

Church Militant obtained tweets from Butler’s feed where the seminarian describes how he keeps “Valentine cards from the years with my beloved deceased partner” and chooses “one to put out every year” which gives him “not sad, but warm feelings.”

In another tweet, Butler talks about how he keeps “a voicemail from my dear deceased partner so that I can hear their voice. Comforting.”

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