
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, July 21, 1990                   TAG: 9007200365
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CINCINNATI                                LENGTH: Short

BISHOPS, HOMOSEXUALS MAY MEET

Roman Catholic Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk and other leaders of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops may meet this fall with members of a group of Roman Catholic homosexuals, according to a spokesman.

The conference is considering whether to grant the request of the homosexual group, Dignity-USA, for a meeting, Pilarczyk spokesman Ray George said. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati is president of U.S. bishops.

The meeting would be conducted in Washington just prior to the start of their scheduled November meeting there, George said.

Dignity-USA claims 4,200 members in 90 chapters nationwide. The church has barred its chapters in various cities from meeting or holding special religious services in Catholic churches.

by CNB