Scarlet Ribbons: A Priest With AIDS
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1852425210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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. This quiet story of profound faith and courage, in which the cross Simon bore led not only to death but to a quiet triumph of the spirit, is recommended for all public libraries.?John R. In response, his friends, family, and parishioners rallied around him with care and support. After struggling to accept his identity as a gay male and becoming sexually active, Simon was faced with a foreshortened life when, in the early 1980s, he found out that he had AIDS. This beautifully written book by Simon's sister, a journalist, candidly takes things that may be unfamiliar?including gay sexuality, AIDS, Anglican spirituality, and English church life?and makes them familiar and human. He told no one until he fell ill. Leech, Brooklyn, NYCopyrigh
In January 1995, Simon Bailey, vicar of Dinnington, South Yorkshire, a traditional mining village, announced that he was dying of AIDS on a BBC "Everyman" programme, "Simon's Cross". He was able to continue his ministry almost to the end, due to the support and care of his parishioners, who formed rotas to provide 24-hour care for their priest. In this volume, his sister tells the story of his life with AIDS.. He died during World AIDS Week 1995, nine years after discovering that he had the HIV virus