U.K. General Election 2010: A Roman Catholic bishop fears loss of faith schools

The Catholic bishops have refused on principle to be drawn into party politics during the general election campaign.

But the Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon, the Bishop of Nottingham, broke ranks to accuse the Lib Dems of seeking to destroy the partnership between the state and the churches in the provision of education.

“Catholics should give it very serious consideration before they vote Liberal Democrat,” said Bishop McMahon, the chairman of the Department for Education of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

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