March 7, 1996

Court Holds Hearing to Determine Church Doctrine on Ordination of Gays

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Episcopal News Service

[Bishop Walter Righter att...]
Bishop Walter Righter attends service on eve of court hearing. Bishop Walter Righter and his wife Nancy (left) attend a candlelight service on the eve of an all-day hearing on church doctrine that will decide whether or not he must stand trial for ordaining a non-celibate gay man in 1990. The service was sponsorted by Trinity Church and the Episcopal Women's Caucus. The Rev. Cynthia Black (right) of Michigan is the president of the caucus. (Episcopal News Service photo by James Solheim)