 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Winfield priest quits over celibacy.(News)
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Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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June 17, 2004| Author:
Komperda, Jack
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Byline: Jack Komperda Daily Herald Staff Writer
The national debate over celibacy in the priesthood has new relevance in Winfield, where the pastor of the village's only Catholic church says he's leaving the ministry because of the issue.
The Rev. Guy Vaccaro, who's led the parish of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church for nine years, announced he will step down July 14 as both the church's pastor and as a priest. In a candid May 23 letter to parishioners, h...