Panel accuses Episcopal bishop of heresy: case has broad ecumenical implications. (Walter Righter ordained a gay noncelebate man as a priest) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: March 22, 1996| Author: Lefevere, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 1996 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Several scandals concerning church officials including suicide and embezzlement have racked the US Episcopal church recently. The heresy trial of Righter and the question of how the church will handle human sexuality will impact relations with Anglicans and other Christian denominations.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Heresy, a word suggesting flames, fanatics and theological formulas falsified or disobeyed, sounds like an odd word to utter near the close of the 20th century. But a score of bi...

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