{"id":326,"date":"2010-12-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/12\/popewatch-benedict-links-sex-abuse-to-other-vices-clarifies-condom-position.html"},"modified":"2010-12-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T13:00:00","slug":"popewatch-benedict-links-sex-abuse-to-other-vices-clarifies-condom-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/12\/popewatch-benedict-links-sex-abuse-to-other-vices-clarifies-condom-position.html","title":{"rendered":"PopeWatch: Benedict Links Sex Abuse to Other Vices, Clarifies Condom Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two interesting bits of news out of the Vatican: more from Pope Benedict on the clergy sex abuse crisis, and his controversial\/confusing comments about condoms.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/12\/20\/pope-links-sex-abuse-to-v_n_799369.html\">Pope links sex abuse to vices<\/a> (Religion News Service)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/religion\/2010-12-21-vaticancondoms_N.htm?csp=34&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+Religion-TopStories+(News+-+Religion+-+Top+Stories)\">Vatican clarifies pope&#8217;s condom comments <\/a>(AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/religionclause.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/pope-sees-clergy-sex-abuse-as-product.html\">Pope sees clergy sex abuse as product of moral relativism <\/a>(Religion Clause)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsblogs.chicagotribune.com\/religion_theseeker\/2010\/12\/pope-shares-wise-words-about-clergy-sex-abuse.html\">Pope shares wise words on clergy sex abuse <\/a>(The Seeker, Chicago Tribune)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ncronline.org\/blogs\/ncr-today\/condoms-not-lesser-evil-vatican-insists\">Condoms &#8216;not a lesser evil,&#8221; Vatican insists <\/a>(National Catholic Reporter)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I must confess, I&#8217;m stil confused about the condoms stance. I understand what Pope Benedict seems to be trying to convey, but I don&#8217;t understand why the Catholic Church can&#8217;t formally clarify certain exceptions, like one for the use of condoms for a married couple where one spouse is infected with AIDS or some other sexually transmitted disease.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two interesting bits of news out of the Vatican: more from Pope Benedict on the clergy sex abuse crisis, and his controversial\/confusing comments about condoms. 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