European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Craig Martin staff writer Frankj Purt Germany a the wedding ring on father Robert Santry s left hand makes him one of a kind in his military profession. Quot its a very interesting experience to say the least Quot said Santry the new Catholic priest for the Frankfurt military Community. Quot especially in a Church that a 99 percent  Santry arrived Jan. 6 and conducted his first mass at St. Sebastian a Chapel near the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt a noon service wednesday before a congregation of 16, he is the military a Only Active duty married Catholic priest. Quot Lay people both civilian and military overwhelmingly support the fact that in a married Quot the army major told the stars and stripes in an interview wednesday afternoon at St. Sebastian. Quot its the conservatives that embrace me much More than the Liberal Clements of the Catholic Church. Quot the irony is the most resistance that i experience. Is from the Liberal or left Clement of the Church Quot Santry said Quot that a the irony of the whole thing. The libera clement., usually supports a married clergy women in leadership positions in the Church also abortion and other Liberal  Santry spent about 14 years As a Deacon in the unit cd methodist Church and a Deacon and priest in anglican churches beginning in 1972. Married in .1979, he became a Catholic priest in 1986 under special dispensation from the Pope. Since Santry already was married he did no to take a vow of celibacy. A the roman Church follows the Eastern orthodox Church discipline that a married Man can be. A priest but a priest can never marry a he said. In addition to being a priest Santry is a pastoral psychologist trained Counselor psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist. I be researched for the past 20 years the health and vitality of marriages in protestant and anglican Church is. Interestingly enough the highest amount of unhealthy marriages Are protestant and anglican marriage Quot Santry said. Quot i have found it does no to make a difference whether you re married or single Quot he said. Quot single people can establish healthy relationships just As married people  Santry s reasons for becoming a Catholic priest lie in. S4s pm Georg chaplain maj Robert Santry offers the cup to father Robert Spiegel v corps staff chaplain. Chaplains assistant Mike Meakin observes the mass held att. Sebastian a chaps Ltd Frankfurt. His United methodist upbringing and his anglican Church experiences. Quot my motivation is that my values that i was raised with that i studied in Seminary and i preached and practice As an anglican priest arc More consistent with those in the roman Catholic Church Quot he said. Santry was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy in november 1971 and attended the Navy chaplain school in Rhode Island in 1972. He left Active Navy service in 1985. After getting per Mission from the Catholic Church via the archdiocese for the military services he entered the army in 1988 As a priest. The Catholic archbishop of the military has decided that no More married priests can be in the military but Santry will be allowed to remain a priest until he retires from the army Santry said. Santry is married to a former army lieutenant colonel Christina Marie Addison Santry. They have two children. Two gis charged in Kaiserslautern shootings by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany the army has charged two . Soldiers in a Christmas eve shooting spree in Kaiserslautern that left two people injured an army spokeswoman said wednesday. Spec. Noel a. Baham of he det 9th finance group and sgt. Dunkin e. Hamlin of 45th finance support unit were charged tuesday said maj. Cindy Sito a spokeswoman for the 21st theater army area come. Baham 26, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm conspiracy to commit assault wrongful Possession of a firearm destruction of private property and carrying a concealed weapon. Hamlin 33, is charged with two counts of assisting in aggravated assault with a firearm conspiracy to commit assault obstruction of Justice through the solicitation of a person to make a false statement making a false sworn statement and leaving the scene of an Accident Baham is being held at the . Army confinement facility at Mannheim. Officials have decided not to place Hamlin in confinement for now. A 23-Ycar-old Soldier who was with Baham and Hamlin on the night of the shooting probably will not be charged Sito said German police said Baham shot and wounded a German Man following a dispute that began outside of a downtown Kaiserslautern pub dec. 24. The incident involved five germans and the three soldiers who left the scene on foot and then returned in a car police said the German Man was wounded in both legs when Baham shot at him from the car police said. Shortly after that Baham fired at a plainclothes German police officer who tried to arrest the soldiers police said. The officer returned the fire and struck Baham once in the left Heel As he sat in the car police said. Hamlin was driving the car at the time of the shootings according to police. He fled the scene but All three were later identified police said. Despite charges being filed by . Authorities the Issue of jurisdiction in the Case has not been decided Sito said. German authorities can claim jurisdiction up until the Start of a court-martial.., italian officials probe death of Sailor Nas s1gonella, Sicily a amps an american Sailor was found dead saturday in a Village near Nas Simonella. The body of Petty officer 2nd class Harry Rivera 24, was discovered at his off base quarters in the Village of Motta. A the cause of death is unknown. Rivera was assigned to the aircraft intermediate maintenance department at Simonella. American and italian officials Are investigating Rivera a death. A memorial service was held for Rivera on wednesday at the Simonella base Chapel. Soldier strangled officials say Bremerhaven Germany a amps a military officials confirmed wednesday that pfc. Erica d. Holder 19, of the 176th personnel service co at Bremerhaven was strangled to death in her Barracks room at Cari Schurz Cavern holders body was found by a female Soldier saturday afternoon after she noticed the door to holders room was slightly ajar. Holder was found lying on the floor near her bed in her Nightgown and Robe. Investigators were initially unsure if she had been strangled or smothered with a Pillow found nearby however an autopsy performed sunday at the land Stuhl army regional medical Center in Lan Stuhl Germany revealed that Marks on the victims neck indicated strangulation according to Frank Shirar a Bremerhaven military Community spokesman. Military and civilian police on saturday afternoon began inter viewing people in holders building and near the Post. Investigators believe Holder knew her killer because there was no sign of forced entry into her Barracks room said Heidi Geertz a spokeswoman for the German Justice department in Bremen robbery has been ruled out As a motive at this stage of the investigation a spokesman for the German police said monday because apparently nothing was removed from the room. There was also no sign of a struggle the spokesman said. German police turned the Case Over to the Justice department monday. Holder had been stationed in Bremerhaven since december 1991. Memorial services for Holder will be held in the Post up Iron Schurz Cavern at noon Friday Shirar said. He said he did not know if the body had been returned to the v in time a family in the United states