From Catholic Philly-In “Keeping the Vow,” author Father D. Paul Sullins, a sociologist and a former Episcopal priest, presents his research on a tiny but fascinating subcategory of American Catholic priests — married Catholic priests who were formerly Episcopal priests.
The author is in that group; married with three adult children, he became a Catholic priest in 2002. He is a sociology professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
In 1980, the Vatican created a pastoral provision allowing the U.S. to admit into the Catholic priesthood former Episcopal priests who have become Catholic. Since that time, at least 80 priests along with their wives and children have made this transition. Most of them serve in dioceses in the Southwest, many of them in Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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http://catholicphilly.com/2016/01/us-world-news/culture/book-tells-story-of-married-former-episcopal-priests-now-catholic-priests/
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How many MORE priests have "swam the Thames" (Potomac?), going from the RCC to the Episcopal Church?
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