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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Thanks for posting that. I wasn't aware of the recent (2010) change in the Church's policy towards condoms. That said, the point I made in my letter is still valid. People have been needlessly exposed to HIV because of Catholic opposition to condoms. I wonder how long it will take Pope Benedict's 2010 change in policy to un-do all the damage the Church previously caused. For example:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...pe-anti-condom |
The issue I have is that while I agree that the message the Catholic Church sent was the wrong one, the Catholic Church actually has relatively poor inroads in most of the countries in Africa where AIDS is ravaging. So yeah, I disagree with what their take on the situation was, but they are not to blame for it. African customs that are opposed to monogamy and a level of mysogyny out done by even the Catholic Church has a much bigger roll.
I think it's fair to ask the Church to change (and good for you for being vocal about it), but they do get too much blame for the AIDS problems around the world. It's like blaming the inner city gun problem on hunters. They promote the weapon, but they aren't the ones using it irresponsibly either.