Court Dismisses Charges Against Bishop Walter Righter Over Ordination of Homosexual
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Righter Speaks at Press Conference Following Dismissal of Charges.
Following dismissal of charges that he broke his ordination vows and taught false doctrine when
he ordained a non-celibate gay man in 1990, Bishop Walter Righter (left) and his lawyer,
Michael Rehill (center), were joined at a press conference by the Rev. Barry Stopfel, the man
Righter ordained. (Episcopal News Service photo by James Solheim)
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