Dr. Carey's actual quote, according to his press secretary, the Reverend Jonathan Jennings, was: "I have a high regard for him as a fellow Christian and respect his leadership enormously in worldwide Christianity."

The original story incorrectly said that Dr. Carey called the Pope the "spiritual leader for the whole of Christianity." ZENIT regrets the error.

AIDS Conference Excludes Vatican

VATICAN CITY, JULY 11, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The Catholic Church looks after one out of every four people suffering from AIDS, yet the 14th International Conference on AIDS, held this week in Barcelona, Spain, excluded the Vatican’s participation.