Catholic Priest Admits on TV He Has AIDS
A Roman Catholic priest said on local television that he has AIDS and defended his gay life style, despite the priestly vow of celibacy and the Pope’s condemnation of homosexuality.
“AIDS is not a moral judgment. AIDS is not God’s wrath,” said Father Robert Arpin, 40, who claimed to have the support of the San Francisco Archdiocese.
In an interview aired Tuesday on KPIX, Arpin called the church “the institution that, in many ways, is most oppressive of gay people.”
Patrick Hughes, a spokesman for the archdiocese, said Arpin’s situation is “an issue. . . .”
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