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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 15 > U.S. priest to appeal excommunication

U.S. priest to appeal excommunication

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
November 15, 2008

ALBANY, Georgia — A Georgia priest facing excommunication for supporting the ordination of women said Friday he plans to visit the Vatican with a contingent of fellow priests and a bishop to appeal the decision.

Roy Bourgeois, 69, a Maryknoll priest and nationally known peace activist,....

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