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The Rev. Frank Schaefer returns to the retreat house in Spring City, Pa., where a jury of other pastors heard charges against him today for officiating over his son's marriage to another man.

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A jury of 13 United Methodist pastors Monday evening found a fellow pastor from Lebanon County guilty of violating and disobeying church law when he officiated over the same-gender marriage of his son.

The Rev. Frank Schaefer will on Tuesday learn what sanctions or penalties are lodged against him when the church court proceeding reconvenes. Schaefer could be defrocked and lose all his credentials.

Schaefer was found guilty of two counts of violating and disobeying church order and discipline. The verdict suprised no one in the makeshift courtroom: Pastor of Zion United Methodist Church of Iona, Schaefer had earlier in the day pleaded not guilty to the charges but admitted having performed the ceremony in 2007 in Massachusetts.

Taking the witness stand at his daylong trial Monday, Schaefer appealed to the jury of peers that he had acted out of love, not rebellion, when he agreed to perform the wedding ceremony of his oldest son, Tim.

The attorney for the United Methodist Church argued that all church ministers take oaths and as such must abide by the parameters of that oath. This report has been updated to clarify that Schaefer pleaded not guilty but admitted to having performed the ceremony.