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Minister Defrocked Over Officiating Gay Wedding Will Appeal

WHYY | By Emma Jacobs

Published December 20, 2013 at 4:25 AM EST

Corrected: December 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM EST

A previous Web introduction incorrectly said that the Rev. Frank Schaefer's congregation was unaware that he presided over his son's 2007 same-sex wedding until this year. In fact, the disciplinary proceedings were prompted by a parishioner's report to church authorities this year.