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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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 |
While I do partly agree with that statement, there is a myriad of reasons in regards to the spread of HIV. The main ones don't even concern the Catholic Church, although they would be doing alot of people a favour if they reversed this silly position.