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December 1976

The White Flag of Surrender

AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve is God when he finally raised

WHY SHOULD anyone be thankful for a progressive, incurable illness, which society regards as a disgrace, a weakness, a sin, and a crime? Why should I, an ordained priest, be grateful for an addiction to alcohol that eventually rendered me incapable of serving God and my fellow human beings in accordance with my religious vows?

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