[Magdalen] Lexington Bishop Suspended

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, yes, a crime of passion...but *five* hunting arrows?!  What was somewhat off-putting was that he kind of wore his story on his sleeve; if you were with him for more than about five minutes, you got it.

> On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Crime of passion!
> 
> Anyway, I am heartened that there is room for redemption.
> 
> Marion, a pilgrim
> 
>> On 3/30/2016 2:24 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>> Not that I know of. We had a priest here in VA for several years who had killed his wife when he found her in bed with another man--used five hunting arrows. While he was in jail, he had a conversion experience and was ordained as a deacon. When he was released--maybe on parole, I don't know--he attended VTS and was ordained a priest. He served as vicar of one of our historically black churches, but prison ministry was really his forte, and I imagine that's what he's doing now. He wrote a book about his experiences. I don't remember the title, but I bought it on amazon. His name is Vaughn Booker.
>> 
>>> On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Bit of a sidestep here from me.  At the end of the day and all things being equal, is there a prohibition against a convicted felon being ordained?
>>> 
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>> 
>>>> On 3/30/2016 1:08 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
>>>> We had a priest in this diocese who was hiding from the authorities in
>>>> England.
>>>> The bishop licensed him.
>>>> The license was taken away.
>>>> He was arrested and/or extradicted IIRC.
>>>> 
>>>> It's easy enough to lie about your background, I suppose.
>>>> 
>>>> This hits home for me. I know someone who is seeking ordination (not in
>>>> ECUSA) who's a convicted felon. Am being patient re: fact-checking and
>>>> truth-telling, but there will probably come a time when I'll speak up.
>>>> -M
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated 3/30/2016 12:39:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> scottknitter at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14273649.Abingdon_school_music_teacher_ban
>>>>> ned_from_teaching_after_sexual_relationship_with_pupil/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Seems  like a real failure in the background check at SMV
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