Pupils ‘sob’ as vicar discusses existence of Santa

A vicar has been forced to apologise after telling a group of schoolchildren aged 10 and 11 that Father Christmas was not real.

Pupils reportedly began to sob as Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain made comments during a Religious Education lesson at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School in Hampshire.

One parent described his talk as “absolutely disgusting”, while another said her daughter reckoned the vicar was mistaken and had “lost the plot”, The Times reported., external

The Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth said Rev Chamberlain accepted it was an “error of judgement”.

A 10-year old pupil, quoted in The Times, said some children “gasped” during the vicar’s lesson, in which they were also told that parents ate the cookies left out for Santa.…

R&I ~ MJM