AIDS within the priesthood
- 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.
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.
Broader
Aggravated by
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
- Medicine » Pathology
- Medicine » Physiology
- Medicine » Sexually transmitted diseases
- Religious practice » Priesthood
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020