▁Qu inn ▁initi ated ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁first ▁institution al ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic ▁and ▁when ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁visited ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Arch bishop ▁Qu inn ▁arranged ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁several ▁A ID S ▁patients , ▁including ▁a ▁young ▁boy . ▁ ▁L GB T ▁Qu inn ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁gay ▁Catholic ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 8 3 . ▁He ▁issued ▁a ▁document ▁that ▁asked ▁pri ests ▁to ▁take ▁concerns ▁of ▁gay ▁people ▁seriously . ▁In ▁it , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁wanted ▁gay ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁find ▁" a ▁church ▁where ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁will ▁find ▁accept ance , ▁understanding , ▁and ▁love ." ▁Pri ests ▁were ▁rem ind ed ▁in ▁the ▁letter ▁that ▁many ▁gay ▁C athol ics ▁saw ▁their ▁orientation ▁as ▁a ▁positive . ▁ ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Most ▁Holy ▁R ede emer ▁Church ▁in ▁The ▁Castro ▁in ▁their ▁efforts ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁L GB T ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁Qu inn ▁regularly ▁visited ▁this ▁parish , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁annual ▁ 4 0 ▁H ours ▁V ig il ▁held ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁H IV - pos itive ▁and ▁their ▁care g ivers . ▁ ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Qu inn ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁after ▁the ▁L oma