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Last week a church synod voted 499 to 33 to defrock the still outspoken minister.
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Today Brett is on the run and still officially a priest, despite pleas to defrock him.
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The 13-member executive presbytery of the Assemblies of God had just voted unanimously to defrock him.
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Proceedings to formally defrock him have begun.
From the inrich.com
He said in the statement that a lack of more recent allegations was a factor in the decision not to defrock Murphy.
From the thenewstribune.com
As his probation ended in 1981, Kiesle asked to leave the priesthood and the diocese submitted papers to Rome to defrock him.
From the sltrib.com
To defrock, unfrock, or laicizeministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Vatican strongly defended its decision not to defrock an American priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin.
From the tennessean.com
Gregorio Meliton Martinez, then the Archbishop of Manila, refused to defrock the priests, citing they did not break any canon law.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Divest of the frock; of church officials
- To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. This may be due to criminal convictions, disciplinary matters, disagreements over doctrine or dogma. ...
- To divest of a frock; to formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy
- (Defrocked) deprived of the right to exercise the functions of office, or removed from the ordained position. Although not used frequently in the UMC, a clergy person whose credentials have been surrendered could be referred to as defrocked.
