A married father of four was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest Saturday in a rare Vatican-approved ceremony that defied the church's longstanding ban against wedded clergymen.
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The Rev. Trevor Nicholls, 47, a former Anglican priest, was accepted to the priesthood under a special papal order that can only be used in the United States.Pope John Paul II issued the special provision in 1980, at the behest of American bishops, sanctioning the ordination of converted Anglican or Episcopalian priests and Lutheran ministers.