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Once a priest, always a priest—even after a gay wedding?

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A case in Italy involving a parish priest who “married” another man is raising questions in some minds about the permanence of priestly ordination. […]

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Questions in the wake of Cdl. Coccopalmerio’s comments on Anglican orders

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A rock dropped into quiet waters produces a visible splash and observable ripples. The same rock thrown into a storm-tossed sea, however, passes unnoticed, for its effects are overwhelmed by larger and wider waves. Before […]

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