{"id":43725,"date":"2016-09-02T14:21:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/out-new-jersey-priest-fired-for-second-time-in-two-years-for-backing-gay-rights\/"},"modified":"2016-09-02T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:21:19","slug":"out-new-jersey-priest-fired-for-second-time-in-two-years-for-backing-gay-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/out-new-jersey-priest-fired-for-second-time-in-two-years-for-backing-gay-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Out New Jersey Priest Fired for Second Time in Two Years for Backing Gay Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Out New Jersey Priest Fired for Second Time in Two Years for Backing Gay Rights<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hall.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" alt=\"warren hall\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hall.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hall.jpg?resize=195%2C195 195w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hall.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>Out <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> priest Warren Hall&nbsp;has been let go from his job as minister to two parishes because of his support for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rights advocacy groups and for a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> teacher who was fired for being in a same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time in the last two years that Hall&nbsp;has been fired by Newark Archbishop&nbsp;John Myers because of his involvement with and support for the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rights movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-the-usa\/2016\/09\/02\/new-jersey-priest-fired-backing-gay-rights\/\">Religion News Service reports:&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father Warren Hall said he was notified by phone on Wednesday (Aug. 31) that Newark Archbishop John Myers, an outspoken conservative who has submitted his retirement papers to Pope Francis, says Hall&rsquo;s actions are &ldquo;confusing the faithful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Hall will no longer be able to celebrate Mass in public, present himself as a priest or work in the New Jersey parishes where he has been ministering.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem is that we have an archbishop who doesn&rsquo;t believe you can be <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and Catholic,&rdquo; Hall, who is on vacation, wrote in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Hall&nbsp;took to Twitter to comment on his firing, writing on Wednesday, &ldquo;Sadly, my differences with my bishop continue. Today he has suspended me from priestly ministry. <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"500704345\">@Pontifex<\/a>&lsquo;s Reform are taking too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sadly, my differences with my bishop continue. Today he has suspended me from priestly ministry. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\">@Pontifex<\/a>&#8216;s Reform are taking too long.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Hall (@Warrmeister) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Warrmeister\/status\/771135023382605824\">August 31, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hall&nbsp;has been an outspoken supporter of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> advocacy groups PFLAG, Gays Against Guns, and New Ways Ministry, a Catholic LGBT group.<\/p>\n<p>In firing Hall&nbsp;from his work at two parishes in northern New Jersey, the archdiocese &ldquo;also cited Hall&rsquo;s support for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpulsemagazine.com\/news\/lgbt-christians-launch-world-youth-day-ministry-in-poland\/3571\" target=\"_blank\">an unofficial gay and lesbian ministry<\/a>&nbsp;at the church&rsquo;s World Youth Day in Poland in July and his support for a guidance counselor who has sued the archdiocese for firing her over her same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That teacher,&nbsp;Kate Drumgoole, has sued the Catholic School&nbsp;that fired her.<\/p>\n<p>Hall&nbsp;was previously fired from his role as the director of campus ministry at Seton Hall university <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/catholic-university-priest-fired-for-posting-no-h8-photo-on-facebook-comes-out-as-gay\/\">because he posted a picture supporting the NOH8 campaign on Facebook. <\/a>He&nbsp;subsequently came out as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It wasn&#8217;t my plan for 2015 but God works in mysterious ways. Thx <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outsports\">@Outsports<\/a> The 63 Most Powerful Comings Out of 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cMpfn7Q1cb\">t.co\/cMpfn7Q1cb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Hall (@Warrmeister) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Warrmeister\/status\/678944353532968961\">December 21, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>PREVIOUSLY: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/catholic-university-priest-fired-for-posting-no-h8-photo-on-facebook-comes-out-as-gay\/\"><em>Catholic University Priest Fired for Posting &lsquo;No H8&rsquo; Photo on Facebook Comes Out as Gay<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Newark Archdiocese insists that&nbsp;Hall&rsquo;s&nbsp;was terminated neither time because he is <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>. However, they have condemned him for identifying himself as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Said the archdiocese in a statement, &ldquo;someone who labels himself or another in terms of sexual orientation or attraction contradicts what the (Catholic) Church teaches.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Archbishop Myers, James Goodness, offered this statement trying to explain how&nbsp;Hall&rsquo;s&nbsp;ousting was about Church doctrine and not sexuality:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every Catholic priest promises to be reverent and obedient to his bishop. A priest&rsquo;s actions and statements always must be consistent with the discipline, norms and teachings of the Catholic Church. When they are ordained, priests agree to accept the bishop&rsquo;s judgment about assignments and involvement in ministry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Myers.jpg?resize=209%2C300\" alt=\"Myers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Myers.jpg?resize=209%2C300 209w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Myers.jpg?w=712 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\">Archbishop Myers has a history of opposing <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rights and in particular <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> marriage. In 2012, he said pro-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Catholics should <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2012\/09\/newark-archbishop-tells-pro-gay-catholics-they-should-refrain-from-taking-communion-urges-voters-to\/\">refrain from taking communion<\/a> and in 2015 actually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/10\/newark-archbishop-bans-catholics-who-support-gay-marriage-from-receiving-communion\/\">banned Catholics who support gay marriage from receiving communion.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hall&nbsp;called his second termination at the hands of Archbishop Myers &ldquo;hurtful&rdquo; in an email to Religion News Services.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to his parishes, Hall&nbsp;wrote, &ldquo;They fully welcomed me after my firing from Seton Hall last year, they know my personal story and made me a member of the family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hall&nbsp;urged <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Catholics to remain in the Church and keep pushing for reform:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since my firing from Seton Hall and coming out last year I felt an obligation to use this as an opportunity to more directly let people know of God&rsquo;s love for all of us and that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Catholics should stay in the church and work for more wider acceptance. I do not feel I ever preached or taught anything contrary to the Gospel (and) this is true from my entire 27 years of ordination [as a priest].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/09\/warren-hall\/\">Out New Jersey Priest Fired for Second Time in Two Years for Backing Gay Rights<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=U9hPSClPu6M:_XqynH6_hKg:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/U9hPSClPu6M\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/U9hPSClPu6M\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/U9hPSClPu6M\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out New Jersey Priest Fired for Second Time in Two Years for Backing Gay Rights Out <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> priest Warren Hall&nbsp;has been let go from his job as minister to two parishes because of his support for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rights advocacy groups and for a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> teacher who was fired for being in a same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage. 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