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The secret history of Catholic caregivers and the AIDS epidemic [View all]
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For the past few years, I have researched how the Catholic Church, both the institution and individual believers, responded to the intense suffering of the most marginalized during the AIDS crisis in the United States. For those of us who are too young to remember, the scope of that suffering can be difficult to comprehend. According to the AIDS research group amfAR, more than 319,000 people in the United States died of complications related to H.I.V. and AIDS between 1981 and 1995.....
Today, the House of Ruth is a multi-site housing and social services center that serves more than 600 people annually. (It is estimated that about 6,600 people in Kentucky live with H.I.V.) It is one of the largest resources of its kind in the state, which has experienced a surge of new H.I.V. diagnoses in recent years....
Some people, Catholics included, made life more difficult for the vulnerable.
The vast majority of Americans did nothing at all.
But more than a few people provided a gentle touch, free of judgment and scorn. These are just a few stories. Many other people have shared their stories with me, and I am seeking to hear more, because embedded in these histories are lasting witnesses to the power of Jesus call to love one another.
Today, the House of Ruth is a multi-site housing and social services center that serves more than 600 people annually. (It is estimated that about 6,600 people in Kentucky live with H.I.V.) It is one of the largest resources of its kind in the state, which has experienced a surge of new H.I.V. diagnoses in recent years....
Some people, Catholics included, made life more difficult for the vulnerable.
The vast majority of Americans did nothing at all.
But more than a few people provided a gentle touch, free of judgment and scorn. These are just a few stories. Many other people have shared their stories with me, and I am seeking to hear more, because embedded in these histories are lasting witnesses to the power of Jesus call to love one another.
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https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/05/31/secret-history-catholic-caregivers-and-aids-epidemic?fbclid=IwAR06LWVsK_w9kal0eDPE0zlOj6anGOUnKz_lGh32mTY8YBTskGCY9y8YqKk
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What is the current position of the RCC on the use of condoms to prevent transmission?
trotsky
Jun 2019
#1
So it would appear the positive examples given in the OP are people who ignored their religion...
trotsky
Jun 2019
#3
Well, it appears he was finally shamed into abandoning his "choir" and "11th commandment" nonsense.
trotsky
Jun 2019
#58
Which is also a subset of catholics, who ignored, or campaiged against tools that would limit AIDS
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#117
So, some individuals defied their official church position on an issue and did some nice work
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#90
It is my personal belief that the RCC is quite fine with people being poor, and in dire straits
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#92
You've had a long time to think about it, Was I incorrect in anything I said?
Lordquinton
Jun 2019
#118