Preliminary Hearing Held in Trial of Bishop Who Ordained Non-celibate Homosexual
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Episcopal News Service
Preliminary Hearing Held in Trial of Bishop Walter Righter. Bishops serving on the Court for
the Trial of a Bishop rise following a session of the preliminary hearing in the case of Bishop
Walter Righter held in Hartford, Connecticut, December 8. Righter, who ordined a non-celibate
homosexual as a deacon and signed a document supporting the ordination of non-celibate
homosexuals, is charged with preaching doctrine contrary to that held by the church, and with
violating his ordination vows. From left to right are bishops Douglas Theuner of New
Hampshire; Andrew Fairfield of North Dakota; Calvin Cabell Tennis of Delaware; Edward Jones
of Indianapolis, who is president of the court; Arthur Walmsley, retired bishop of Connecticut;
Frederick Borsch of Los Angeles; and Donis Patterson of Dallas. Also serving on the court are
bishops Roger White of Milwaukee and Robert Johnson of North Carolina. (Episcopal News
Service photo by James Solheim)
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