Surviving the AIDS crisis as a gay Catholic Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church

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In this episode of "Plague," Michael O'Loughlin tells the story of David Pais, whose journey exemplifies the experience of many gay Catholics who were personally affected by the AIDS epidemic in the early days. He describes the role his faith played helping him cope with his own diagnosis—and his struggle as he walked away from the church in anger. 
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