Married priest who ran off with his deputy questions life ban

By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent
06 Jan 2009

The Rev Canon James Tipp, 63, was banned for serving as a priest for life, while his partner, the Rev Elaine Northern, 54, was barred for 12 years, after they both left their spouses and abandoned their church duties.

Last November, Rev Teresa Davies was barred for 12 years after she admitted at a similar disciplinary hearing that she and her husband had an open relationship and enjoyed wife-swapping holidays.

She also admitted holding three church services while drunk, smelling of alcohol and swaying from side to side. the rest