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...Poonsters then held a sit-in protest for 10 minutes before being tossed from the building by former Crimson production supervisor Patrick R. Sorrento, a 62-year-old priest from Everett...
Former California Congressman Tony Coelho was prevented from becoming a priest in the 1960s--but not because of a lack of faith in God or a failure to keep his vows. It was on account of his epilepsy, which made him unfit for the priesthood, according to ancient canon law that viewed epilepsy on the same level as demonic possession. Though disappointed that he was not able to achieve his holy orders, Coelho went on to a career in politics and on Wall Street, and today serves as chairman of ICF Kaiser Inc., a Fairfax, Va., environmental-engineering company...
...Romans Do" [AMERICAN SCENE, Nov. 30]. When Mary Ramerman joined the church in 1983, I'm sure she knew what its beliefs were. If all she wanted was a church that ran itself to her liking, she had many to choose from. If she wants to be a priest, the Episcopalians should be happy to accommodate her. But Ramerman may not be going to church to worship; she may be interested only in making waves. G. BARRY HILLARD Medina, Ohio...
Carroll, formerly a Catholic priest, conjectured that fundamental tenets of the Christian faith may have been partially responsible for the Holocaust...
Father Julian von Duerbeck, a Benedictine priest who takes part in the Catholic Church's "Monastic Interreligious Dialogue," said he was interested in promoting dialogue between the Catholic Church and practitioners of Santeria...