As Rev. Scott Gale strode through Marathon’s Holy Saviour church Thursday morning, a parishioner sitting in a pew caught his eye and said quietly, “See you on Sunday.”How is it possible that another confused man who was mistakenly ordained to the priesthood, eluded seminary gatekeepers and superiorss years ago? It's possible, and maybe quite probable, that the gatekeepers and superiors actually encouraged him to continue his "quest"...Who knows, he might have found that "loving" relationship.
Gale, 47, resigned last month after revealing he is gay, and that he is no longer able to commit to being celibate. Most of Holy Saviour’s parishioners learned of Gale’s decision to pursue his “longing for a loving relationship” as they sat in the pews during regular services on New Year’s Day. “It has become increasingly difficult for me to be an official representative of a church which does not accept and value my sexual orientation,” Gale declared in a two-page letter he read aloud.
One can only hope that this man gets the spiritual and psychological help he desperately needs. And of course, prayers for his conversion.
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