Brisbane, Australia, Apr 22, 2009 / 23:49 pm
A priest who is the new pastor of an Australian congregation whose last pastor led hundreds of parishioners into a breakaway sect has pledged to sustain the parish and to “move forward” in its “unusual” situation.
The previous pastor of St. Mary’s Church in South Brisbane was Fr. Peter Kennedy, who allegedly denied the divinity of Jesus Christ and was on record denying the Virgin Birth.
According to the Courier Mail, he also allowed a Buddhist statue in the Church.
The priest has begun a community called “St. Mary’s in Exile” based at a nearby Trades and Labour Council building.