I'm prepared to take some heat on this (since he's mocked so frequently) but at age 78, he sure can still sing! His voice is a bit creaky when he speaks. When he gets behind that piano and belts out a tune, he sounds like he did 45 years ago. Suspend what you may think of him and just give a listen to his piano playing on I've Never Been This Homesick Before.
Even after I became Catholic I still listened to Jimmy Swaggart and still do. But I am also an orthodox Catholic. I love gospel music and Jimmy Swaggart is about the best singing preacher you’ll ever find.
He calls homosexuality an “acquired perversion”. One of the best descriptions I have ever heard.