So, how has it been for you? I mean, of course, GDPR, the new rules on data protection, that, according to some, were going to wreak havoc in Church life and be a real headache for parish priests. While this report of a church not praying for people because of GDPR related concerns represents an exaggeration, certain things are true.
First of all, GDPR is a headache for the clergy, given that they are responsible for what goes on in the parish, and the buck stops with them. If anyone were to create trouble over GDPR, and the parish were to be found to be breaking the law, the parish priest would be the one who would have to answer for it. This is of course unlikely, but the fact remains that GDPR is just another thing for the parish priest to have to deal with.
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