Winterrowd Suspends Priest Guilty of Misconduct
Episcopal News Service. January 19, 1995 [95010E]
(ENS) Bishop Jerry Winterrowd of Colorado recently decided to suspend for five years the Rev. Jack C. Knight of Fort Collins, Colorado, who was found guilty of immoral and unethical behavior by a church court. Winterrowd had the option of suspending Knight, removing him from his church position or removing him from the priesthood permanently. Knight, who was given the opportunity to appeal the decision of the five-member diocesan court that found him guilty, chose not to appeal. John Frey, Knight's attorney, said diocesan officials could shorten the sentence if Knight follows the bishop's ruling that he continue counseling and "if a clinical evaluation certifies he is not subject to any disability that would impede his effectiveness as a priest."