To say that it was 'aided by the British Govt' is a wee bit misleading mate.
What I 'suspect' actually happened, was that it was 'suggested' to his superiors that he be moved well away before someone took it upon themselves to send him to his maker.
That would no doubt have escalated the situation to such a degree that all out war was quite foreseeable.
This priest was not the only one (by a long chalk) to aid and abet one side or the other in that benighted province.
If it wasnt for our own army padres, I would have given up entirely on the so called 'Christian Church'.