CATHOLIC CHURCH WORRIED ABOUT LINK BETWEEN PRIESTS, AIDS

Kansas City, Mo. -Concern within the Roman Catholic church about the number of priests who have died of AIDS - related illnesses is growing, as is evidence that the death rate exceeds earlier estimates.  In January, the Kansas City Star reported that hundreds of priests had died of AIDS-related illnesses and that hundreds more were living with the virus that causes the disease. The Star found that the AIDS death rate among priests was more than double that of all adult males in those states and more than six times that of the general population in those states. -Belleville News-Democrat 11-5-00 By Judy L. Thomas of The Kansas City Star.

Surprised? I'm not. I reported on the earlier article of the Kansas City Star when it came out as well. (This Kansas City Star is NOT the same as "The Star" tabloids) And by the way, the estimates of Roman Catholic Priests dying of AIDS exceeded the six times average in this article as well. Notice the facts in this Newsletter... -Catholic Priests Dying of AIDS in Record numbers-