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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Wouldn't it just be better for the Church to promote the usage of Condoms *if* you plan on having sex. But then reaffirming their stance saying the only way to garentee protection from HIV is through abstinance.
That to me would make the most sense, and it isn't contradictory. I think it would be the most effective way of helping stop the spread of disease.
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I'm not saying it isn't the best thing for the Church to promote. I'm not trying to justify or defend what the Church is saying at all. It is however their belief that people should remain abstinant until marriage and they are free to promote that stance. That *some* ministers are saying using condoms WILL give you AIDS is a bit much, but I can understand where he's coming from when you're dealing with an uneducated culture that has rampant sex with multiple partners. Apparently they just don't *get* that they're killing themselves off.... or perhaps they don't care.
My point is that to blame the Catholic Church for all the problems with AIDS in Africa is ridiculous and ignorant. Has anyone stopped and asked these people if they know about condoms? If they replied yes, were they asked whether or not they used them and why or why not? No. Such a survey has never been done, and it's likely that a large proportion of these people are aware of condoms and don't want to use them even though they are fully aware that without them, they likely will contract a disease that will kill them. It's just a handy tool to blame the Catholics for not solving all the world's problems. There are more people in the world who are not Catholics than who are... I'm going to blame them. DOWN WITH THE BUDDISTS FOR NOT GOING INTO AFRICA PRAISING THE USE OF CONDOMS! **** that.