Problem
AIDS within the priesthood
Other Names:
HIV-infected priests Incidence:
In 2000 it was reported that in the USA the annual death rate from AIDS in Kansas and Missouri was 7 times that of the general population in the period 1987-99. At least 300 Catholic priests had died of AIDS since the mid-1980s, namely 4 times the rate of the general population. The death of a bishop in Minnesota had been disguised as a non-AIDS related disease and his identity had been concealed.
Broader Problems:
Acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Subject(s):
Medicine → PathologyMedicine → Physiology
Medicine → Sexually transmitted diseases
Religious Practice → Priesthood
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST