"And he calmly said-that is part of his sickness."
Being in recovery myself, I find that statement insulting! Sorry he's such a cad. My husband was a habitual liar. When he got sober, it didn't stop. I finally asked him "Do you think you can go 30 days without lying to me?" His response: "I don't know". Ugh. He would lie over the dumbest crap too.
Everyday he's gone, I find that it's amazing what I allowed to go on in this marriage!