It seems like a very strange exemption to me. I haven't read the full text, like it seems that SM has, but I wouldn't think that there's a high percentage of homosexual prostitutes that are avoiding the use of condoms based on the Pope's word. On the flip side, if there are and this helps prevent a bit of disease-spreading, this could be a good thing.
Further, if
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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
He seems to say that IF you're going to sin, you should do it responsibly and not make it worse than it already is. (Written from his perspective, not mine.)
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, then it seems it would be easy for a "good Catholic" to also apply that logic to using a condom during premarital sex. I doubt the Pope would agree, but if the door is opened a crack, someone will go through the door.