I’ve always thought the Roman Catholic Church’s official position on condoms and AIDS was pure self-delusion. It’s good to see that those who have to deal with the reality of it are following their hearts and minds instead of policies that are as deadly as they are backwards.
[ Don't Tell the Pope ]
“The Vatican has consistently opposed condoms and safe-sex education, even claiming falsely that condoms don’t protect against AIDS. That’s on par with the church under Pope Urban VIII putting Galileo under house arrest — except that this will have more deadly results.Yet I take my hat off to the much broader Catholic Church that is toiling in the barrios of Latin America and the slums of Africa and Asia. Catholic Relief Services, one of the most vigorous aid organizations in the third world, is an example of humanitarianism at its noblest.”
