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Bishop Law issues statement on former Episcopal priestsUnited States Catholic ConferenceBishop Law issues statement on former Episcopal priests Washington - The bishop who serves as the Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in questions relating to the admission of former Episcopalian clergy into the Catholic priesthood has issued a progress report on the past year's developments. Bishop Bernard F. Law of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo. reported that 64 former Episcopal priests have entered the petition process and about 20 others have sought information. The process being followed for petitioners is basically in the hands of local Catholic bishops. "It would be impossible to accurately characterize…1982-01-12Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/175https://iarccum.org/doc/175enCatholic documents : Communiqués & Press Releases