 The Archdiocese of New York, in an official announcement following his death, quoted the death certificate in saying he had died of "natural causes of unknown origin".Cardinal O'Connor said he could not discuss the circumstances of Moore's death but he would not be ashamed if one of his priests or bishops had AIDS.At Moore's funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cardinal O'Connor spoke of the hardships that Moore faced as an African American bishop in the Catholic Church, saying