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A Priest Who Left the Church for Love
They wanted to marry. But he’d taken a vow of celibacy.
By Lloyd Kramer and
Mr. Kramer and Mr. Chestnut are filmmakers.
Terence Netter and Therese Franzese fell in love in New York City in the 1960s. She was an assistant to Rudolf Bing, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. He was an accomplished painter and Jesuit priest. They sought to marry and dreamed the Catholic Church would embrace a married priesthood.
There was reason for them to be hopeful. At the time there was a robust dialogue happening around optional celibacy for priests. And so they were deeply disappointed when in 1967, Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the rule of celibacy for priesthood. Netter left the ministry, and the couple built a life together. In the short documentary above, we see their love story unfold as they grew their faith in each other and in God.
Lloyd Kramer is a Directors Guild of America-nominated filmmaker. Scott Chestnut is a filmmaker, editor and cinematographer.
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