Pope visits Africa, reaffirms ban on condoms - CNN.com

Speechless.

Welcome to 2009 and your epic fail.

Religion

HIV 1

Pope 0

Close minded Religion unable to change with the times:(

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Unfortunately that seems to describe the vast majority of organized religions.

Edited March 18, 200917 yr by guzziguy

That's the way the Catholic church is. Here is another story:

Nine-Year-Old's Abortion Outrages Brazil's Catholic Church - TIME

I just think that you guys aren't really seeing the Catholic Churches side of things here.

Could you imagine the inconvenience it would cause if everytime a Preist molested a young boy, he had to stop and go get a condom? I mean have some compassion and try to see it from their point of view.

Could you imagine the inconvenience it would cause if everytime a Preist molested a young boy, he had to stop and go get a condom? I mean have some compassion and try to see it from their point of view.

Harsh, but funny.

Seriously, if the catholic religion started by allowing priests to have sex (with women ideally), they would understand a lot of things. News like this make me angry, we're in 2009, not 1938.

I just think that you guys aren't really seeing the Catholic Churches side of things here.

Could you imagine the inconvenience it would cause if everytime a Preist molested a young boy, he had to stop and go get a condom? I mean have some compassion and try to see it from their point of view.

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Harsh, but funny.

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cue "The HIV Song" by Ween

AIDS!

I just think that you guys aren't really seeing the Catholic Churches side of things here.

Could you imagine the inconvenience it would cause if everytime a Preist molested a young boy, he had to stop and go get a condom? I mean have some compassion and try to see it from their point of view.

Condom machines in confessionals then?

With respect, thats not what he said at all. He's simply against it on moral grounds. I'm not about to defend that position (), but its kind of like the NRA mentality about gun restrictions; give an inch lose a mile.

The article also pointed out:

The Catholic Church has long been on the front line of HIV care, he said, adding that it is probably the largest private provider of HIV care in the world.

Its not like they want people to die, they just put the highest priority towards their idea of morality. Which is exactly why I thank god we have separation of church and state over here

I just think that you guys aren't really seeing the Catholic Churches side of things here.

Could you imagine the inconvenience it would cause if everytime a Preist molested a young boy, he had to stop and go get a condom? I mean have some compassion and try to see it from their point of view.

Now, now, that has all changed with the concept of LUBED condoms.

Simply unbelievable - 'Just say no' = fail. Abstinence is NOT and option.

What a fucking dick!

Pope = dark ages still.

even in the dark ages they had lamb intestine with a knot on the end.

What a fucking dick!

No, he's not fucking, see?

also abstinence IS an option. we don't have to have sex to live.

just saying as an individual choice, NOT as a program to prevent AIDS and unwanted pregnancy.

Does this really have to be the place you guys slag the pope?

Does this really have to be the place you guys slag the pope?

if so, why don't we add Rowan Williams to the mix...

also abstinence IS an option. we don't have to have sex to live.

Speak for yourself buddy!

Eventually I'd like to try it with a partner and see what that's all about too.

also abstinence IS an option. we don't have to have sex to live.

just saying as an individual choice, NOT as a program to prevent AIDS and unwanted pregnancy.

But it does prevent spontaneous combustion, so there's that.