Monday, August 16, 2010

Louisiana Episcopal priest handed walking papers as he leaves for San Joaquin

Louisiana Episcopal priest handed walking papers as he leaves for San Joaquin

A VOL EXCLUSIVE

By Mary Ann Mueller
Special Correspondent
www.Virtueonline.org
August 15, 2010

Who is Father Townsend Waddill, you ask?

He is a Nashotah House-trained Episcopal priest who was ordained into Holy Orders by Quincy Bishop Keith Ackerman in June 2008 and was serving out his priesthood as rector of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Now he is enroute to Ridgecrest, California, with his wife and two children, to accept the rectorship of St. Michael's Church in the Diocese of San Joaquin. Before he was able to cross the Mississippi River and follow the sun to the Golden State, he heard from the new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, the Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr., who apparently was none too pleased with the young priest's desire to respond to the Lord's calling to serve a parish in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

2 comments:

Tregonsee said...
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Tony Seel said...

I don't display my inhibition, but it as worthless as your priest's inhibition. I was readily received into CANA and the actions of pecusa were inconsequential.