Description: Cardinal Bernard Law opposes military aid to El Salvador but declined to tell Bush, even after Jesuit priests slain. Globe column implies bargain made for Bush's support of Church's stances on other issues.
Description: Father Peter Conley, Boston Archdiocesan spokesman, defends Pilot's editorial opposing gay rights bill. He explains Church's stance against homosexuality. Anti-Catholic protesters. Altar boys.
Description: Theologian comments on Cardinal O'Connor's threat of excommunication for Catholics, particularly politicians, who advocate abortion rights. Mario Cuomo.
Description: Catholic Church disapproves condom as method of protection from AIDS transmission. Larry Kessler of AIDS Action Committee, himself Catholic, disagrees.