Father Jeffrey Steenson is an unusual Roman Catholic priest. He is married, has children and used to be a bishop.
“It has been a long journey, a joyful one, and has meant a lot of adjustments,” the American priest says of his decision two years ago to leave the Anglican church. The issues of gay and women priests were “catalysts”, he says, but the main reason was his belief in the importance of his relationship with Rome, the pope and St Peter.
“You can’t just be angry with the church you are leaving. The Catholic church does not want angry priests, but those who are positive in their faith . . . those making the move will have to purge the anger from their souls,” he told the Financial Times, speaking from the University of St Thomas in Houston, Texas.
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Father Jeffrey Steenson is an unusual Roman Catholic priest. He is married, has children and used to be a bishop.
“It has been a long journey, a joyful one, and has meant a lot of adjustments,” the American priest says of his decision two years ago to leave the Anglican church. The issues of gay and women priests were “catalysts”, he says, but the main reason was his belief in the importance of his relationship with Rome, the pope and St Peter.
“You can’t just be angry with the church you are leaving. The Catholic church does not want angry priests, but those who are positive in their faith . . . those making the move will have to purge the anger from their souls,” he told the Financial Times, speaking from the University of St Thomas in Houston, Texas.
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