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http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/173415451.html
Tevlin: Priest won't be silenced in marriage debate, for now
On the day the Catholic hierarchy once again told the Rev. Mike Tegeder that they weren't interested in his opinion, the gadfly priest was the last one to leave the Church of Gichitwaa Kateri, a Catholic church off Lake Street.
It had been an emotional day, and Tegeder's temperament ranged from table-pounding anger to tears. Earlier in the day, the Minnesota Catholic Conference held a seminar to spell out how Canada's less restrictive laws on gay marriage had corrupted that country. The church has been the major proponent of a proposed state constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man, one woman. Tegeder has been an unapologetic opponent of the church's stance.
Like other priests, Tegeder had been invited to the event. Unlike other priests, he was given a warning: Sit where we tell you to. Don't ask questions. Don't disturb.
To "punish" him the archdiocese moved Fr. Tegeder from St. Edward's in Bloomington to 2 poorer parishes in Minneapols.
More priests like this & I might be persuaded to return to the fold.
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