By Robert Anglen | Arizona Republic
A top leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints denounced Paul Petersen’s adoption scheme as “sickening.”
Ronald Rasband, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said Petersen’s membership in the church does not exonerate his conduct nor excuse any wrongdoing.
“We’re just as disgusted with it as anybody,” Rasband told The Arizona Republic in a recent interview. “The details of this case are sickening.”
The Quorum is the second-highest governing body in the church, after the president, and helps set worldwide policy for its 17 million members.
Rasband’s comments mark the first time the church has taken a public position on the case, which is reverberating with political, cultural and legal implications.
He acknowledged the church will review Petersen’s membership.
