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Old Catholic order ordains three gay men

While the Episcopal Church in the United States endures a moratorium on the ordination of all bishops because of the worldwide Anglican backlash over out New Hampshire bishop V. Gene Robinson, a smaller U.S. Christian religious order is continuing to fill its ranks with openly gay clergy. The Benedictine Order of St. John the Beloved, which follows the teachings of the Old Catholic Church, ordained three new clergy on March 12.
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Founded in Germany, the Old Catholic Church broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in 1870, when the pope in Rome declared himself infallible. It therefore traces its roots back directly to St. Peter. The Benedictine order is based in Pennsylvania.

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