Church relents on its stand on banning the use of condoms

[cthulhu_waves]

Dear Pope -- Firstly, nobody -- NOBODY -- needs your permission or approval. Secondly, you are the last person to be offering judgements on sexual morality. Get your own house in order, first.

After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all contraception, the Pontiff has ended the Church?s absolute ban on the use of condoms.

He said it was acceptable to use a prophylactic when the sole intention was to ?reduce the risk of infection? from Aids.

While he restated the Catholic Church?s staunch objections to contraception because it believes that it interferes with the creation of life, he argued that using a condom to preserve life and avoid death could be a responsible act ? even outside marriage.

Asked whether ?the Catholic Church is not fundamentally against the use of condoms,? he replied: ?It of course does not see it as a real and moral solution. In certain cases, where the intention is to reduce the risk of infection, it can nevertheless be a first step on the way to another, more humane sexuality.?
He stressed that abstinence was the best policy in fighting the disease but in some circumstances it was better for a condom to be used if it protected human life.

(from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/reli...ric-shift.html)

[DWB]

The Pope... the Catholic Church... LOL

[Ayla_SquareTurtle]

[pornguy]

Of course they dont want people to use them. thats how they get the paying subjects.

[sperbonzo]

Originally Posted by cthulhu_waves

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Dear Pope -- Firstly, nobody -- NOBODY -- needs your permission or approval. Secondly, you are the last person to be offering judgements on sexual morality. Get your own house in order, first.

I agree with you, but hey.... It's their little club, and they can make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it, don't be Catholic. If you do like it, then join up.


None of my business, as far as I see it.




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[bigluv]

The whole 'interfering with procreation' argument is just fucking bonkers and all these guys are just fucked. I guess it used to be they had some world class thinkers but from where I'm sitting, not anymore.

Going to hell for shooting a load in her mouth because that's interfering too?

I guess once you believe in a magic guy that looks out for every tiny tim on earth and beyond then you can accept anything so not really any point in complaining about the smaller details.

[Shagbunny]

religion is for the weak minded

[bigluv]

Where's donny to defend this?

[TisMe]

This is only after he gave speeches across Africa, a continent that is close to the point of no return regarding AIDS in some areas, and told everyone not to use condoms.

Closing the barn door after the little boys have escaped?

[RyuLion]

Originally Posted by Shagbunny

religion is for the weak minded

Originally Posted by sperbonzo

I agree with you, but hey.... It's their little club, and they can make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it, don't be Catholic. If you do like it, then join up.


None of my business, as far as I see it.




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