[Magdalen] Multiply married clergy (was Re: Lasted a little longer...)

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I am glad to see the Church has loosened its position on multiple marriages.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/10/2016 11:22:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> I am  glad to see the loosening of the position on multiple
> marriages.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Back in the day, a divorce for a clergyman was to ring the  death-knell
> for his clerical career.  However, even in an old, conservative  "Biretta
> Belt" diocese like Eau Claire, they had loosened up that divorce
> restriction.  It's just that some 35 years ago when the priest  wanted
> a third marriage, the Diocese was not willing to go that far.
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> One factor for Eau Claire was the divorce not long after his  consecration
> of +Wantland.  +Wantland submitted his resignation as bishop to  the
> Presiding Bishop, who refused it.  He was therefore more  accommodating
> for divorce situations in his clergy.
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> David S.
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