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Appreciating the Bold Life of Bishop William E. Swing

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An appreciation of the bold public life of Bishop William E. Swing, Episcopal Bishop of California, describing ten episodes in that life, ranging from the AIDS crisis to the creation of an African American development bank.

EXCERPTS

1. The gay community was off-limits to most of society. They were the lepers of modern society. But Bill waded in.
2. One must stop here and ask oneself what reputation Bill had that the Mormon Church would reach out to a Protestant in California for help on a public relations issue in Utah.
3. It seems entirely appropriate to end this short appreciation of Bill by relying on his own statement that he has all along been on a pilgrimage to the realm of the Divine.

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