Friday, August 03, 2007

Bishop Lee Defrocks Twenty Priests in Virginia

Today's Washington Times Reports the Following:

Virginia Episcopal Bishop Peter J. Lee has ejected 20 of his former clergy from the priesthood after they quit the denomination in December over the 2003 consecration of New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, who is openly homosexual.
In a document signed Aug. 1, the bishop defrocked 18 men and two women, saying they had "abandoned the communion of the Episcopal Church." For the full online article, click here.


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