Michigan priest defrocked after making apparent Nazi salute at anti-abortion summit

Calvin Robinson said he made gesture as ‘a joke’ to mock those who denounced Elon Musk’s similar salute

A Michigan priest with the Anglican Catholic church has been removed from his position for making what appears to be a Nazi salute.

Calvin Robinson, who held the title of priest-in-charge at St Paul’s Anglican Catholic church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, performed the gesture at the end of a 25 January speech at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington DC. The priest appeared to quote Elon Musk, saying, “My heart goes out to you,” before mimicking his straight-arm motion.

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