NEWARK — Nearly seven years after quitting as Governor, Jim McGreevey has been rejected in his quest to join the priesthood of the Episcopal Church, according to a report on NYPost.com. The report said McGreevey's bitter divorce from Dina Matos McGreevey is the main reason he was turned down. McGreevey resigned in 2004 when he declared himself "a gay...
Former Governor Jim McGreevey is shown in a 2009 file photo. His bid to join the priesthood of the Episcopal Church was rejected.NEWARK — Nearly seven years after quitting as Governor, Jim McGreevey has been rejected in his quest to join the priesthood of the Episcopal Church, according to a report on NYPost.com.
The report said McGreevey's bitter divorce from Dina Matos McGreevey is the main reason he was turned down. McGreevey resigned in 2004 when he declared himself "a gay American."
He began studies at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan in 2007 and graduated last spring with a master's in divinity.
The former Woodbridge mayor lives in Plainfield with his partner Mark O'Donnell.
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