Image: Kate Kelly is an American Mormon feminist and human rights attorney who founded Ordain Women, an organization advocating for the ordination of women to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Kelly was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2014. 1
Excerpt from Handbook 1: Stake Presidents and Bishops, 6.2.1: 2
6.2.1
Stake President
The stake president has authority over Church discipline in the stake. However, bishops normally administer Church discipline unless evidence indicates that a man who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood is likely to be excommunicated. In that case, the stake president convenes a stake disciplinary council. When a stake president convenes a disciplinary council, the participation of the stake presidency and high council is required as outlined in “Stake Disciplinary Councils” in 6.10.1.
References
| 1 | Kate Kelly (feminist), Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelly_(feminist) |
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| 2 | LDS Handbook 1: Stake Presidents and Bishops – https://web.archive.org/web/20171115165041/https://www.lds.org/manual/handbook-1-stake-presidents-and-bishops?lang=eng |