Bishop Gregory Back in Town

Outgoing Bishop Wilton D. Gregory could not contain his smile as he walked down the aisle Sunday to the pulpit of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville, winking at familiar faces and waving at babies. Later, he could not hold back his tears.

"I'm getting a little weepy when people are telling me they're going to miss me," Gregory said after a short prayer service. His eyes filled with tears minutes later when asked what he would miss about the diocese of Belleville when he leaves to fill the post of archbishop of Atlanta.

"The people," he replied. "There's no reason to be a bishop if you're not with the people."

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