A former GB News host who went on to become a Catholic priest has now been defrocked by the church after throwing up an Elon Musk-style ‘Nazi salute’ at the end of a speech he gave at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington DC.
Calvin Robinson, who had built a name for himself as an ‘anti-woke’ activist in the UK, even echoed Musk’s words before copying the gesture: ‘My heart goes out to you.’
There’s no real point getting into the debate over whether Elon Musk was intentionally doing a ‘Nazi salute’ or not, because clearly Calvin Robinson knew what he was doing here. I guess he thought it would be funny and go viral? I’m not sure if he expected to be sacked by the church over it, though.
The Anglican Catholic Church, to which Robinson belonged, described his actions as ‘trolling’ and ‘incompatible with a priestly vocation’.
A statement said:
‘The Holocaust episode of unspeakable horror, enacted by a regime of evil men.
‘We condemn Nazi ideology and antisemitism in all its forms. And we believe that those who mimic the Nazi salute, even as a joke or an attempt to troll their opponents, trivialise the horror of the Holocaust and diminish the sacrifice of those who fought against its perpetrators.
‘Such actions are harmful, divisive, and contrary to the tenets of Christian charity.’
The church added: ‘Robinson’s license in this Church has been revoked. He is no longer serving as a priest in the ACC.’
Robinson has responded by insisting he is not a Nazi, saying:
‘I gave a talk at a pro-life event that seemed to go down well, I am pleased to have contributed to what I believe to be the most important of causes.
‘The enemy hates that, of course, and the attacks have been plentiful. That is fine and to be expected.
‘The joke at the end was a mockery of the hysterical “liberals” who called Elon Musk a Nazi for quite clearly showing the audience his heart was with them.
‘Context is key, but sometimes people ignore context to confirm their own prejudices. People see what they want to see.’
As the Anglican Catholic Church says, it’s not really a great look for a priest for engage in political trolling, and the fact he didn’t see this outcome coming would also suggest he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.
In fact Robinson had already been refused ordination in the Church of England due to his politics and social media use.
He was also sacked by GB News in 2023 after he backed Laurence Fox over the misogynistic comments had made about Ava Evans.
