European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Rev. John j. Mcneill of new York was expelled from the Jesuit order not for his homosexuality but Tor violating a Vatican directive that he not speak in support o1 the Virtues of stable homosexual relationships. Aids forces Issue of homosexuality within the clergy by Frank Bajak associated pressm ministers priests arid rabbis have been among those struck by aids in inc United slates forcing a orgious denominations to took beyond ministering to Tho of lie led and toward con Roning the uncomfortable Issue of homosexuality within the clergy the Church is fearful Hal its reputation would to Hamied. So they would like to Cepil  said the Rev John Mcmill. A new Yolk Prosl and  Jed homosexual  dismissed by the Josil order Lor  on homosexuality  Catholic Jodo is think confronting Iho Issue Pulidy. July  then credibility and moral Autt Iurii 1/rcnc.if asserted a or a in x ii Litimo to tid must often through sex or contaminated  no cafes Etc Raj and pts scions who counsel and treat victims of Page 18 the stars and stripes the deadly virus reported More than a dozen cases of aids among the 57.000 Cash och priests in the United slates the Church keeps no National Agures bul at least nine american priests have reportedly died of the disease the virus has struck clergy from the Baptist to the jewish faiths said the Rev. Ronald Sunderland. Aids chaplain at Houston s Institute or immunological disorders and a co founder of clergy consultation on aids an interim ill group in the main this has been a problem thai has Boen Deal with in major Rol irions by St pay denying inc lads said Sunderland. Whose group of about to clergy ministers to aids patients in Houston the disease is forcing people Lodea Wilh Christian issues that never n any historic period of the Church has i Deal  said Tho episcopal Rev Donald r Hillicks of now Voik who Learned in october 1965 Hal to had aids episcopal decline approve of so Only Bulu Eun tin and women Ali Oahu married bul Church louder this year will consider a recoil by a Newark. N diocese panel urging the Blessing of Pelerose Ual cohabitation and homosexual relationships to Mey mannies i Hoamg reconciliation compassion sunday March 22.1987 mutuality concern for others " thin  hopi Jol Bishops Defeated a similar proposal in 1979 Catholic Doc inne goos further holding Hal so outside heterosexual marriage is n san and  in cols to Lake a vow of celibacy in october. Iho Vatn an issued a Pir Oraf or Tucic v catholics term i no halloween Fecych cite thai Calls homosexual inclination a More 01 loss Nirona tendency ordered toward an intrinsic Rno iat Ovil most priests cannot come Public with Shtir soc its pastors. According to Catholic optic gals Cyl Iho Vatican has Tell it up to local Bishops to decide whal to do with Alps stricken priests. Most Are Iran furred into relative obscurity often at their own request usually titty leave the Parish Long Belore they die and go to some other part of the country Harvey Sairaj the Church Hierarchy is most concerned about homosexual priests and trying hard to gel them to sack  he added. Because a priest who contracts aids has Likely been sexually Active coming Down Wilh the disease threatens to expose his Hies Lyle in ways Hal cause extraordinary pain Sunderland said. Lynch said the sense of isolation is Mammoth Lor such priests who most often Lack a support group of Peers it makes me angry and in makes to question Tho responsibility Hal the Church feels for those people who have dedicated choir lives to  said Bitticks adding thai his superiors in inc episcopal Church have embraced him even encouraged him nol to resign irom his pastor ship Al though his homosexual my defies Church doctrine. Lynch said Al least three Catholic priests have died of aids in the past two years in the archdiocese of new York which has no ministry to aids victims he was assigned by his order the society of incan missions and has ministered to aids sync Ken priests As Well As Lay victims. Archdiocese spokesman Joe witling Sairaj he was nol aware of any archdiocese priests with the disease a Tew . Bishops Are con Roning aids by Selim re up ministries to victims or naming aids chaplains shirt the Rev Michael Lopes a dominican Broiher who is aids chaplain in san Francisco Seattle s Catholic diocese last june  an aids ministry comprised of 24 priests and Lay people Lopes said he knows of us Catholic priests who Ruve  of aids in san f Francisco a ohcs say Iho cd Holic chinch  Lui condemned  condoms As an Aido Ditc Riund ultimately will have no Chuichi bul 10 confront Mil disease perhaps even com tip to Unpi in ii. , -., Iho sex ulily of ils pc Iii Elul  probably vill nut Liap Pun Jid l  i Church i cad is fir Fiji set Iii Ali of oni Al Hie  Tho Opick Riidu