genuinegirly

Please say many things. Help me to understand your perspective. I honestly would like to see where you're coming from.

I wholeheartedly admit that I could be thinking about things from the "wrong" perspective.

Here are some rambling thoughts on the topic, so you can better understand my mindset:

The Pope and many other Catholics are not trying to encourage people to be abstinent for life, but rather to be careful and responsible about their sexuality. This includes a respect for life and respect for the ability to create or destroy life. I view the distribution of condoms as an unnecessary waste of funds and an imposition of a certain set of morals with which I cannot agree. I view free AIDS testing and free AIDS medication as a higher priority. Purchasing and distributing condoms is fine for other organizations. A religious body that is against the concept of contraception should not be encouraged to work against their morals and "help" the AIDS epidemic by offering condoms. Because they are not offering condoms, they are instead spending their energy on other important solutions. They are caring for children who have AIDS and whose parents died due to AIDS. They are providing medical care for those who have AIDS. They are sending hundreds of abstinent individuals to help, who will not themselves unintentionally continue the spread of the disease.

Condoms for the AIDS epidemic are like applying a bandaid to a gunshot wound. It's simply not enough.

If one knows they have AIDS, and is educated on how they could spread the disease, they should be less likely to spread it.

I do not have a thorough understanding of the culture in the regions of Africa where AIDS is a growing epidemic. Perhaps someone would like to educate me on this matter.

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