Monsignor William Smith, medical ethicist, dies at 69
New York, Jan 26, 2009 / 05:53 pm (
.- Monsignor William Smith, a leading Catholic medical ethicist, died on Saturday at a hospital in Yonkers, New York. He was 69.
A native of Yonkers, Monsignor Smith was ordained a priest in 1966, the Journal News reports. Shortly afterward, Cardinal Terence Cooke chose him to pursue a doctorate in moral theology and return to teach at St. Josephs Seminary in Yonkers.
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