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Clergy, laity support nonviolent protests at Occupy Wall Street

Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton and an Occupy Wall Street protestor. LIS JACOBS/ENS PHOTO
By: 
Sharon Sheridan / Episcopal News Service

A number of Episcopal clergy and laity are visiting and lending support to protesters at the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) campaign.

The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton of Delaware said she heard a distinct message when she spent the 25th anniversary of her ordination to the priesthood at Zuccotti Park on Oct. 18.

"Everybody is really, really clear that what they're protesting is greed. It's not about luxury, it's not about capitalism," said Kaeton, who is canonically resident in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. "People are really angry about greed, and I think that's absolutely right. … That's what made Jesus turn over a few tables in the temple, was greed and corruption. That's the moral problem that I think the church needs to speak to."