Ex-Ku Klux Klan wizard who became priest urges haters to see the light

A Catholic priest who was a "wizard" in the Ku Klux Klan before becoming a clergyman has urged white supremacists to turn their back on hate by revealing his own personal journey from extremism.

Ex-Ku Klux Klan wizard who became priest urges haters to see the light

A Catholic priest who was a "wizard" in the Ku Klux Klan before becoming a clergyman has urged white supremacists to turn their back on hate by revealing his own personal journey from extremism.

While Father William Aitcheson's racist past was a matter of public record, it was not widely known in the Virginia diocese of Arlington, until this week.

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