I was bemused by comments attributed to two of my fellow parish priests in the Diocese of Portsmouth (“Charity guidelines criticised by clergy”, News from Britain and Ireland, 21 March). As a member of the governing board of an independent charity assisting sick and retired Catholic priests in five of our dioceses in the south of England, it is not unusual for board members to discuss the matter of ethical investments in compliance with charity law. Considerations involve not merely the provision of contraceptive products, but tobacco shares, firms engaged in military technology and environmental matters. Financial profit is not the only aim; Catholic moral values are also of prime concern.To suggest that this is not in the “spirit of Pope Francis” seems nonsensica