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November 24, 2010

Pope: Condoms Can Be Used to Stop AIDS
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The Catholic Church appears to be easing its opposition to the use of
condoms. In a new book, Pope Benedict endorses the use of condoms in
order to prevent the spread of HIV, but the Church remains opposed to
the widespread use of condoms and other forms of contraception. In South
Africa Nonkosi Khumalo of the Treatment Action Campaign criticized the
church’s record.

Nonkosi Khumalo: "I think it is a bit too late for the Catholics to now,
2010, wake up and think, 'You know, we should now say it openly and say
people should use condoms,' because there has been a lot of infections
that could have been prevented, that we could not prevent because we
hold dearly our values in terms of what the church expects of us. But I
think it is taking us forward. I think we should welcome it. I think it
is very liberal of the Catholic—I hope others would follow suit."



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