‘You can’t sue God’: Vicar who claimed he was hounded out of job by bullying parishioners loses constructive dismissal claim

A vicar who claimed he was forced out of his job by a four-year hate campaign has lost his case for constructive dismissal after a judge ruled he cannot sue God.

Reverend Mark Sharpe, 42, claimed members of his 'toxic parish' slashed his tyres, smeared excrement over the family car and threw broken glass over his drive at the rectory he shared with his wife Sara, 43, and their four children.

During the four year hate campaign he claimed parishioners in Teme Valley South, near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, even poisoned his pet dog, tampered with his mail and cut his phone lines.

He said he was eventually forced to resign his post as rector in September 2009 so he could rebuild his 'shattered health'.        Read More