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Originally Posted by Redlemon
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
, 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.
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In Africa, where the Catholic church's prohibition against condom use has been felt most keenly, the most common manner of spreading the disease is through heterosexual sex. Just so you know...
I am very surprised and happy to see this turnaround from the Catholic church. My only regret is that it is coming so late and that it will, most likely, take many years for it to have an impact on the rate of HIV transmissions.