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(RNS2-MAY29) Episcopal Bishop Leo Frade and his wife, Diana, right, welcome former Catholic priest Alberto Cutie, second from left, and his fiancée, Ruhama Buni Canellis, into the Episcopal Church on May 28. Cutie left the Catholic Church when he could no longer abide by the vow of celibacy. For use with RNS-CUTIE-CONVERT, transmitted May 29, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Danilo Fajardo/Diocese of Southeast Florida.

(RNS2-MAY29) Episcopal Bishop Leo Frade and his wife, Diana, right, welcome former Catholic priest Alberto Cutie, second from left, and his fiancée, Ruhama Buni Canellis, into the Episcopal Church on May 28. Cutie left the Catholic Church when he could no longer abide by the vow of celibacy. For use with RNS-CUTIE-CONVERT, transmitted May 29, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Danilo Fajardo/Diocese of Southeast Florida.

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