Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, a physician with AIDS, told about 125 people that he was impressed that the Anglican Church would sponsor a conference on AIDS. "I think (the event) sends out a message that the church cares and is prepared to get involved, Dr. Jepson-Young said. "Rev. John Bailey, rector of St. Martin's Church, which arranged the conference, said he wanted to change people's image of the church. "I felt it was important not only to raise awareness about AIDS, but also to make a public statement that the church is here to serve those in need, not to judge them".
Detailed article about the support to those with AIDS in Vancouver provided by Christ Church Cathedral, St. Paul's Anglican Church and St. Paul's Hospital.
"Sunday, Oct. 21, has been designated the Day of Prayer for AIDS". Editorial quotes Episcopal Bishop Douglas Theuner who has said that "the enormity and the universality of the AIDS pandemic can be seen as a challenge to the church to follow Jesus'practice of healing without 'quid pro quo'; to reach out in practical care and concern beyond those who adhere to its own tenets".
Article also translated into French on page 6 as "L'Eglise reconnait l'impact du SIDA".
"People who have lost a family member, a friend or a partner to AIDS are finding support in an Anglican grief recovery program. The program operates out of Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral under the auspices of the Anglican diocese of New Westminster and the downtown Anglican churches."
"People who have lost a family member, a friend or a partner to AIDS are finding support in an Anglican grief recovery program. The program operates out of Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral under the auspices of the Anglican diocese of New Westminster and the downtown Anglican churches."
"'People with AIDS are members not only of the community of nations but also of the family of churches around the world', Archbishop [Michael] Peers said during a Pentecost service at St. James Cathedral here [in Toronto]. 'AIDS is not something that is outside the church. It is now part of the church'. Among the things that members of the church can do is reject all notions of divine judgment which interpret the HIV virus as a punishment for sin, the archbishop said." "[T]he archbishop cited the fact that there was no danger of anyone contacting AIDS through the use of the common cup in the eucharist, nor was there any risk in a physical embrace".