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Old 12-13-2007, 06:07 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
Given the Catholic Church's position on condom use, the Pope can be seen as actively helping the spread of HIV. How many thousands (millions?) of Africans will have contracted the virus because that's one continent where the Church still holds a great deal of influence. So yeah, I don't see the Pope as being much better than a murderer, drunk driver, or rapist.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3176982.stm

Well.....are all Africans Christian? Or Catholic for that matter? I think you are blaming the wrong people for that huge, complex problem.
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