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McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
Categories: News
Former Gov. James E. McGreevey has started the process to become a priest in
his newly adopted Episcopal faith and has been accepted into a three-year
seminary program starting this fall.
McGreevey, who often described himself as a devout Catholic while in public
office, was officially received into the Episcopal religion on Sunday, at
St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan.
He also has been accepted into the Master of Divinity program at Manhattan's
renowned General Theological Seminary, seminary spokesman Bruce Parker said
in a statement this afternoon.
"He has met all of General's admissions requirements and, as with all
students accepted for admission, his application was evaluated by a
committee composed of faculty members and several students, along with the
Director of Admissions. We look forward to welcoming him as a member of the
General Seminary community," Parker said.
McGreevey also has begun the church's "discernment" phase that usually
precedes any seminary work, said the Rev. Kevin Bean, vicar at St.
Bartholomew.
"This process that he's in right now, is not going to be some snap of the
finger, overnight process. That will not happen. That's not how it works. He
knows that," Bean said. "And so at the parish level, and at the diocesan
level, everyone knows that this is a process that ... intentionally is
deliberate. You don't enter into it unadviseably."
McGreevey declined to comment today. Messages left for officials at the
seminary were not immediately returned.
Those closest to McGreevey said they were not surprised to learn of the
ex-governor's decision.
"This is something he's been thinking about for years," said David France,
who last year co-authored McGreevey's best-selling memoir, The Confession.
"His spiritual life has always been central to who he is. From the time he
was a kid, he thought about going into Catholic seminary a number of times.
The idea of going into the Episcopal seminary has been in his mind for at
least a couple of years."
McGreevey, 49, resigned in August 2004 after announcing he was gay and had
an affair with a male staffer, who has denied it.
News of McGreevey's plans come a day after his estranged wife, former first
lady Dina Matos McGreevey, released her own tell-all memoir, called Silent
Partner: A Memoir of My Marriage. The McGreeveys are embroiled in a nasty
divorce and custody battle, which has boiled over in recent weeks and led a
Superior Court judge in Elizabeth to instruct the couple to use common sense
and remember that their daughter will one day read everything they're saying
about each other.
While in office, McGreevey's pro-choice political stance put him at odds
with the Catholic church. And soon after his resignation, McGreevey began
attending Episcopal services. A central point of contention between the
McGreeveys in their divorce is whether their 5-year-old daughter, being
raised Catholic by Matos McGreevey, should be allowed to accept communion
while at services with her father.
Of the Episcopal discernment protocols, Bean said: "There's a whole process
that takes place within his parish here at St. Bart's, of discernment. That
is followed by a process of further discernment at the diocesan level,
involving the bishop and all. The decison to go to seminary is part of a
more thorough process of discernment to ordination. It's not just going to
seminary that gets you ordained ... It's a pretty extensive."
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| User: "Theodore A. Kaldis" |
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07 May 2007 02:16:46 PM |
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"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
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Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests. Doesn't
surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his proclivities 20 years
ago when he was still a nobody. Because his [ahem] "friend" lived just down
the street from me. And it always seemed that those two were a little bit
closer than just "friends".
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Theodore A. Kaldis
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| User: "Kent Wills" |
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| Title: Re: __ McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest ! <= hide the Acolytes and lock the Rectory ! __ |
07 May 2007 05:01:49 PM |
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As I understand it, on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:16:46 -0700, "Theodore A.
Kaldis" <kaldis@avenuecable.com> wrote:
"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
[...]
Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests. Doesn't
surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his proclivities 20 years
ago when he was still a nobody. Because his [ahem] "friend" lived just down
the street from me. And it always seemed that those two were a little bit
closer than just "friends".
Your Gaydar kicked in at full, did it?
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Kent
Recuerdo del Fin Del Mundo!
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| User: "Don Martin" |
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| Title: Re: __ McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest ! <= hide the Acolytes and lock the Rectory ! __ |
07 May 2007 07:02:36 PM |
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On Mon, 07 May 2007 12:16:46 -0700, "Theodore A. Kaldis"
<kaldis@avenuecable.com> wrote:
"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
[...]
Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests. Doesn't
surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his proclivities 20 years
ago when he was still a nobody. Because his [ahem] "friend" lived just down
the street from me. And it always seemed that those two were a little bit
closer than just "friends".
Who, apart from you, gives a rat's arse?
Through a jaundiced eye darkly--rheum with a view.
The Squeeky Wheel
http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
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| User: "_ Prof. Jonez _" |
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08 May 2007 12:54:23 PM |
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Don Martin wrote:
On Mon, 07 May 2007 12:16:46 -0700, "Theodore A. Kaldis"
<kaldis@avenuecable.com> wrote:
"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
[...]
Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests.
Doesn't surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his
proclivities 20 years ago when he was still a nobody. Because his
[ahem] "friend" lived just down the street from me. And it always
seemed that those two were a little bit closer than just "friends".
Who, apart from you, gives a rat's arse?
"Thou shall not covet their neighbor's concubine "
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| User: "_ Prof. Jonez _" |
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07 May 2007 06:44:25 PM |
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Theodore A. Kaldis wrote:
"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
[...]
Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests.
Doesn't surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his
proclivities 20 years ago when he was still a nobody. Because his
[ahem] "friend" lived just down the street from me. And it always
seemed that those two were a little bit closer than just "friends".
Love Thy Neighbor ...
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| User: "Theodore A. Kaldis" |
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07 May 2007 08:06:37 PM |
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"Prof. Jonez" wrote:
Theodore A. Kaldis wrote:
"° Shanghai Lil °" wrote:
McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 02, 2007 6:52PM
[...]
Yeah, that's ONLY because they allow POOFTERS to become priests. Doesn't
surprise me, though. I knew about McGreevey and his proclivities 20 years
ago when he was still a nobody. Because his [ahem] "friend" lived just
down the street from me. And it always seemed that those two were a
little bit closer than just "friends".
Love Thy Neighbor ...
Not THAT neighbour -- certainly not like that, at least.
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Theodore A. Kaldis
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