Gay clergy's hopes dashed by Presbyterian decision

The church uses a technical ruling to block a lesbian deacon's longtime attempt to become a priest. She might appeal.
Times Staff And Wire Reports
March 30, 2009

March was a busy month for courts weighing issues affecting churches and clergy in California and across the nation.Three rulings -- one from a church body, two from secular courts -- involved a California lesbian who hopes to become a priest, a dispute over church property in Colorado and whether children in Texas should observe a minute of silence before starting their school day.

In California, a Presbyterian Church commission issued a ruling Wednesday that essentially halted a lesbian deacon's candidacy for ordination as a priest. the rest