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.
Claim
Religious orders need to acknowledge that there is a problem relating to the sexual practices of their priests.
Counter-claim
Human nature is human nature. Priests are human. The behaviour of celibate priests might be expected to mirror that of the general population.