Newspaper account: "Why this Episcopal priest and administrator is leaving his church to become a Roman Catholic."

[mdgspencer]

Why this Episcopal priest is leaving his church to become a Roman Catholic

“In 2002, he contemplated Catholicism after being affected by the 2005 death of Pope John Paul II.”
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“Petiprin, who has been an Episcopal priest for eight years, is a conservative in a denomination that has made progressive shifts in recent decades. Like Bauerschmidt, he does not support the Episcopal Church’s decision to allow same-sex couples to marry in the church.”
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“He is excited to join a church that believes marriage is between a man and a woman and takes a strong anti-abortion stance.”

“But Petiprin also is delighted about the devotion to Mary, Jesus’ mother, among Catholics.”

 

[Fraevo63]

Does he have a wife and children?

 

[Kaliaa]

Wife and 2 children. It’s in the article.

 

[Fraevo63]

I read the article twice and didn’t see that lol. Ugh. Thank you.

 

[Anicette]

“In 2002, he contemplated Catholicism after being affected by the 2005 death of Pope John Paul II.”

it miss something to be understandable.

He converted to Anglicanism in 2002

 

[nightshade]

Great article thanks for sharing. It seems that most people who come into contact with the Catholic Church while searching for the truth with an open mind tend to come home.