Jul

5

The Shameful Cover-Up Continues: The GOA and the Defrocking of Fr. Barrow

July 5, 2005 | Comments Off

Originally on the OrthodoxNews.com July 5, 2005
By Paul Cromidas
Well, there it is: a brief, innocuous listing in the May 2005 issue of the Orthodox Observer, the official newspaper of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The listing, in the “Clergy Update” section, reads:
“Returned to Status of Layman
Barrow, V. Rev. Gabriel – 02-22-05”

May

17

Priest is Defrocked, But The GOA Doesn’t Really Want Us To Know About It

May 17, 2005 | Comments Off

Originally published on Orthodoxnews.com on May 17, 2005
By Mr. Paul Cromidas
The Toledo Blade newspaper reported last week that Fr. Gabriel Barrow of the Houston area had been defrocked by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The article is posted in today’s issue of this website. Fr. Barrow had also been removed as a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox […]

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