Pierre Valkering
Pierre Valkering (born August 8 1960 in Santpoort) is a Roman-catholic dutch priest and author.
Life[edit]
In his childhood Valkering lived in Santpoort and later in Apeldoorn, in Purmerend and Zuidoostbeemster. Valkering studied roman-catholic theology. On March 12, 1994, Valkering became roman catholic priest in Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, he works as catholic priest at catholic church Our Lady Queen of Peace.[1]
In July 2019, Valkering outed himself as a homosexual priest. After his outing as a gay priest in Amsterdam he was dismissed by the catholic bishop Jos Punt. In December 2010, Valkering won in Rome his vatican appeal against his dismission.[2][3] As author Valkering wrote several books.[4]
Works by Valkering[edit]
- Day Boy of Light (dutch: Dag jongen van licht: Toespraken bij het afscheid van homoseksuele mannen), 2012
- Ontkleed niet naakt staan. Hoe vindt een Roomse priester zijn weg?,, 2019
External links[edit]
- NewsWaysministry.org: Dismissed Gay Priest Wins Vatican Appeal, January 2020
- Bisdomhaarlem-amsterdam.nl: Pastoor drs. P. Th. Valkering, April 2, 2019
- Nrc.nl: ‘Homoseksuele priester Valkering wint beroep tegen ontslag’
- Netherlands Dagblad: Vaticaan draait ontslag van pastoor Valkering terug, December 13, 2019
References[edit]
- ↑ Bisdomhaarlem-amsterdam.nl: Pastoor drs. P. Th. Valkering, April 2, 2019
- ↑ NewsWaysministry.org: Dismissed Gay Priest Wins Vatican Appeal, January 2020
- ↑ Nrc.nl: ‘Homoseksuele priester Valkering wint beroep tegen ontslag’
- ↑ Netherlands Dagblad: Vaticaan draait ontslag van pastoor Valkering terug, December 13, 2019
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