McGreevey’s path to priesthood blocked for now
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s pursuit of the Episcopal priesthood has been put on hold indefinitely.
The New York Post reports that the church has rejected his bid to join the clergy.
The church wants McGreevey to wait so he can put more distance between his possible ordination and his 2004 coming out as a self-described “gay American,” his simultaneous resignation and a messy divorce finalized in 2008.
McGreevey shocked the nation by announcing he had a gay affair with a male staffer.
Neither McGreevey nor the Episcopal Diocese of Newark would comment on his potential ordination, saying the process is confidential.
The 53-year-old McGreevey earned a master of divinity degree last spring.
He says he plans to continue ministering to inmates.