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GAPJC rules Twin Cities Presbytery did not err in restoring Capetz ordination

The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area did not make a mistake when it voted in January 2008 to restore the ordination of Paul Capetz, an openly-gay theology professor who will not promise that he will live in celibacy, the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission has ruled.

            But the GAPJC – the highest court in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – has said the Synod of Lakes and Prairies Permanent Judicial Commission must hold a trial to determine whether the presbytery waived one of the requirements of the ordination standards in reinstating Capetz’ ordination, and whether the presbytery acted properly in doing so.

What the synod Permanent Judicial Commission must determine, the...

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