 Marino, however, was himself engaged in an affair with a female lay minister during this period, which became public knowledge in 1990.The lay minister, Vicki Long, revealed that she had been secretly married to Marino in 1988.Following these events, after just two years as archbishop of Atlanta, Marino, who had been in seclusion since June 1, 1990, resigned on 10 July 1990 and cited "spiritual renewal, psychological therapy and medical supervision" as the reason.