Former Stl Priest Now Leading Gay Marriage Foe in UK

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 21, 2013

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Barbara Dorris, on left, handing out informational leaflets in 2003 to parishioners leaving St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church

A priest who was cited for peace disturbance in STL in 2007 is now a leading theologian in England and in the forefront of the Catholic Church's opposition to same-sex marriage laws in the UK.

In January 2007, the Rev. Andrew Pinsent was issued a court summons in connection with an incident in front of St. Ambrose Church on The Hill.

Police said Pinsent placed his hands on the shoulders of Barb Dorris of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). Dorris had been distributing fliers in front of the church before Mass, informing parishioners about the group's concern with two priests who had served briefly at the church.

Pinsent, who is British, was working on a doctorate degree at St. Louis University when the incident occurred. He now teaches theology at Oxford University.

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