31.   Priests said its outcome remains to be seen.

32.   Priests said he possessed a magic in relating to people.

33.   Priest said Defense Secretary William Cohen was less open than his predecessors.

34.   Priests there say that he has moved carefully.

35.   Some priests interviewed said such omissions probably were intentional.

36.   Some priests say it is one thing to choose a celibate life but it is a bigger challenge to live it.

37.   The background check also will not weed out sexual abusers, because they will simply lie, some priests said.

38.   The couple laughed and snuggled, and the septuagenarian priest said that he planned to start a family.

39.   The priest said there were now five confirmed men HIV positive.

40.   The priest said a warning was sent to all churches and convents, but there is little the clerics can do to prepare.