Christian Climate Action group helps disrupt London train service

Members of Christian Climate Action played a major role in civil disobedience that stalled public transport in London Oct. 17. Christian Climate Action is the Christian arm of Extinction Rebellion, a global environment movement that held up trains at three stations across London, demanding climate action.

Among the protesters were Christian Climate Action members Passionist Fr. Martin Newell, a 52-year-old Catholic priest from Birmingham, England, and the Rev. Sue Parfitt, a 77-year-old Anglican priest from Bristol, England.

Another protester, 83-year-old Phil Kingston, also of Bristol, a former parole officer who described himself as a Catholic, glued himself to the side of the train.