Then there is the worst part of Christianity, which is awful: power, corruption, manipulation... But then again, these feature are ever present in any organization.

Priesthood
In 1958 Kent was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest and was a chaplain to the University of London from 1966 to 1974. Sitting Member of Parliament and former Conservative minister John Patten also a Catholic retained his seat. Kent is also a member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

In 1960 he joined the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament a specialist section of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He now holds the honorary title of vice-president.