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Her motion, although it had been signed by nearly a quarter of the Synod, was toned down by bishops concerned it would send out an \"ambiguous\" message about their stance on gay bishops. The Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Reverend Michael Perham, said it was the wrong time to accept [Rev Gilbert]'s suggestions. He added that accepting the proposals would have been at odds with the decision made by a primates' meeting in Tanzania last month, where the US Episcopal church was ordered to stop blessing gay partnerships and appointing gay bishops.

Father Hartke founded the drama department of Catholic University in 1937 and was a professor there until 1974. He directed such performers as Helen Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Jon Voight and Ed McMahon. Miss Hayes gave her farewell performance, a production of Eugene O'Neill's ''Long Day's Journey Into Night,'' at Catholic University.

Tony Fontana of Abbeville, the plaintiffs' attorney, said that he had proposed a settlement of $500,000 to $600,000 but that the church had refused, offering $100,000. ''There are 12 more civil claims remaining against the diocese concerning Mr. [Gilbert Gauthe],'' Mr. Fontana said. ''In my opinion, they will probably all go to trial.'' According to testimony, Mr. [Calvin John Mire] was an altar boy at St. John's Catholic Church in Henry, a small community outside Abbeville, when the abuse occurred.

In exchange, Mr. [Gilbert Gauthe] pleaded guilty today to 11 counts each of child pornography, crime against nature and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The 20-year sentence carries a provision of no parole. Paul Hebert, a lawyer who has filed civil suits on behalf of some of the children, said the families involved wanted to avoid the publicity of a trial and that they felt ''under the circumstances that this is the best that they could do.'' Mr. Gauthe, 40 years old, made no statement before the court. He had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and had been free on $250,000 bond. Mr. Gauthe has been under treatment in a mental hospital run by the church.

The boy's parents, Glenn and Faye Gastal, refused out-of-court settlements and sought $12 million in their lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette,...

''We don't want to give the impression that it's a rampant problem for the church, because it is not,'' said the Rev. Kenneth Doyle, a spokesman for the United States Catholic Conference in Washington. ''But even one case is too many.'' ''He's going to admit it all,'' Mr. [F. Ray Mouton Jr.] said. ''We will prove that he did those things. To do otherwise would force all these kids to come into the courtroom and testify.'' ''At first everyone wanted to circle the wagons and protect the church,'' he observed. ''Then they were afraid the civil suits would be taking money out of their own pockets because they are the ones who support the diocese. But the mood has changed. Now they want to know what the church has done to make sure this kind of crime doesn't happen again.''

Many stars performed at Catholic University, then and later, including Helen Hayes, who gave her farewell performance in Eugene O'Neill's ''Long Day's Journey Into Night.'' Miss Hayes is expected at Father [Gilbert Hartke]'s tribute at the Shoreham Hotel, along with Mr. [Ed McMahon], who will be master of ceremonies. Other Hartke disciples, including the writers [Walter Kerr] and Jean Kerr, who met at Catholic University, the actor Phillip Bosco, and Jason Miller, author of ''That Championship Season,'' will also be on hand. Mr. McMahon, reached in downtown Burbank, said that when Father Hartke joined the Catholic University faculty, drama was not being taught on the academic level. ''He was told that you can't make drama equal to philosophy or history, but he did,'' Mr. McMahon added. ''And since the university was the seat of Catholic education in America, drama became accepted at other Catholic colleges.'' Besides hanging around the Essanay studio, the young Gilbert Hartke talked his parents into letting him attend the Synon School of Drama and, by the time he was 17, a Synon teacher sent him to a club that needed a director for a play. ''The play was 'The Hoodoo,' a melodrama of the time,'' Father Hartke recalled, ''and I had to direct these tough kids from the back of the stockyards. I was athletic, and I knew enough to keep my mouth shut and my fists ready, but I caught on with the kids.''