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cyn--i merely ran an interpretation of the pope's statement that lined it up with what i take to be the relevant contexts for understanding it---and i did it for a specific reason, which is that the conclusion of the statement is an opposition to the distribution of condoms and the claim that doing so makes the spread of aids more likely. if his position had been closer to the one you outline above, i wouldn't have taken the tack i did because it would not be a particularly objectionable position--of course education is important--i don't think anyone in their right mind thinks the contrary. but that's not the main argument in ratzinger's statement.
i happen to think the logic is perverse in the statement.
and i don't like ratzinger...
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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