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Originally Posted by Johnny "Magic Fingers"
What's happening in Africa regarding the AIDS crisis has very little to do with hedonism. It's a health issue and the Catholic Church should evolve, show some enlightenment and remember it's 2009, not 1009.
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The pope's commentary on condoms equally has nothing to with morality or hedonism, the catholic church theologically opposes the use of condoms, and in this regard, the pope feels that, by no coincidence, the abstinence promoted by the Catholic Church is the most effective means of stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS, and technically he is right. as I said above, NO SEX=NO TRANSMISSION, and this is essentially the Pope's argument. in fact, i don't understand why the scientific community is arguing a silly argument that is blatantly not true.
The Pope said "the traditional teaching of the Church has proven to be the
only failsafe way to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids".
But the London-based Lancet said the Pope had "publicly distorted scientific evidence to promote Catholic doctrine on this issue".
It said the male latex condom was the
single most efficient way to reduce the sexual transmission of HIV/Aids.
Why the Pope opposes condoms
"Whether the Pope's error was due to ignorance or a deliberate attempt to manipulate science to support Catholic ideology is unclear," said the journal.
But it said the comment still stood and urged the Vatican to issue a retraction.
"When any influential person, be it a religious or political figure, makes a false scientific statement that could be devastating to the health of millions of people, they should retract or correct the public record," it said.
"Anything less from Pope Benedict would be an immense disservice to the public and health advocates, including many thousands of Catholics, who work tirelessly to try and prevent the spread of HIV/Aids worldwide."
What false statement? What distortion of science?
IT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT ABSTINENCE IS THE ONLY FAIL SAFE WAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF AN STD, PERIOD. For science to dispute this is simply absurd.. Sure it is dangerous for the pope to diss condoms in a largely superstitious and even backwards continent like Africa, however, regardless of the irresponsibility of these statements, they remain absolutely correct. No sex=no transmission, and there is a proven, scientifically accepted margin of error with condom use, that as the pope said, it is not fail safe at all..