The Anglican Catholic Church said Calvin Robinson was previously warned against ‘online trolling.’ Robinson called the gesture an ‘attempt at dry wit.’

Anglican Catholic Church 'condemns Nazi ideology and antisemitism in all its forms' after Father Calvin Robinson makes gesture at pro-life rally

Father Calvin Robinson was booted from the Anglican Catholic Church's ministry after repeated warnings about his political activities

A Grand Rapids priest was removed from his position in the Anglican Catholic Church on Wednesday after mimicking a gesture recently made by Elon Musk, which has been compared to a Nazi salute.

Rev. Calvin Robinson, Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul's Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) on Lake Michigan Drive in Grand Rapids, is no longer serving as a priest in the church and has had his license in the church revoked.

Calvin Robinson, priest-in-charge at St. Paul’s Anglican Catholic Church, was defrocked Thursday, Jan. 29, after church leadership learned he’d made the controversial salute to a crowd at the National Pro-Life Summit on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C.

A Michigan priest had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after he mimicked Elon Musk’s controversial straight-arm gesture, which many have likened to a Nazi salute, during a speech. The church announced it dismissed Calvin Robinson as a priest and rescinded his license after he made the gesture at the end of his speech Saturday during the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington,