{"id":472,"date":"2009-03-17T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2009\/03\/the-pope-condoms-and-even-more.html"},"modified":"2009-03-17T22:23:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T22:23:00","slug":"the-pope-condoms-and-even-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2009\/03\/the-pope-condoms-and-even-more.html","title":{"rendered":"The Pope, Condoms and (even more) AIDS in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Benedict\u00a0once again\u00a0put ideology and dogma over human life<\/a> in his first day in Africa where 25 million people have died from AIDS by pronouncing:<\/p>\n

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It (AIDS) cannot be overcome by the distribution of condoms. On the contrary, they increase the problem,” he said in response to a question about the Church’s widely contested position against the use of condoms.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This goes against every\u00a0serious effort against AIDS worldwide.\u00a0 It makes one wonder if even he really believes it.\u00a0 From what I have heard, Catholic workers in Africa distribute condoms and even a Cardinal in the Vatican supports condoms use.\u00a0In 2005\u00a0Cardinal Cottier said<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“…the use of condoms in some situations can be considered morally legitimate”. <\/p>\n

“The virus is transmitted during a sexual act; so at the same time as [bringing] life there is also a risk of transmitting death,” he said. “And that is where the commandment ‘thou shalt not kill’ is valid.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Only someone floating above the real horror of AIDS would be able to make such a counter productive remark as Pope Benedict did today.\u00a0 If even one person decides not to wear a condom when having sex\u00a0because they heard the Pope make this statement and contracts HIV –\u00a0it will\u00a0be too many.\u00a0 Too many people have died and will die because of this kind of irresponsible rhetoric.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/span><\/p>\n

While still holding firm on his earlier comments about condoms, Pope Benedict made this important recognition of the needs of the poor<\/p>\n

“In the context of globalization with which we are all familiar, the church takes a particular interest in those who are most deprived,” he said. “The bishop’s mission leads him to be the defender of the rights of the poor.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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Seems important to comment on what I agree with as well as what I do not.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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