Spiritual adviser: 'Darkness' gripped Sanford

 02.07.2009 16:20   usatoday.com

Each Sunday afternoon in May, Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife hosted five other couples at the executive mansion for a spiritual "boot camp." Topics discussed during the hour-and-a-half-long sessions included forgiveness and "not loving your wife as Christ loved the church."

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