Honesty??  After how long??  Does one honest action - if something self-aggrandizing qualifies as purely honest - wipe out long term dishonesty??  and now magically, one becomes honest? That's a question for the moral theologians here...

As far as Betty's comment - it was not accurate.  Betty herself stated exactly what I said she did in her second comment, so her intention was clear. 

Whether I read the letter or not, I gave & read enough of the commentary, columns, snippets and summaries to determine he resigned.  I gave you ample citations, and there are many, many more.  Did he use the words "I resign"? Perhaps not - but when one announces an  intention to marry, it pretty much is the resignation of a Catholic priest.

So, enough nitpicking. The intent was clear, and he was NOT fired merely for coming out.