One of the greatest tragedies of our time is happening right now in Africa, and if it was up to the Catholic church it would be a lot bigger than it is already. (HIV/AIDS spread because of a lack of / refusal to use condoms).
Incorrect. If it were up to the Catholic Church, which it is not, the AIDS epidemic would be far smaller than it is. Why? Because if everyone adhered to the teachings of the Catholic Church, no one would have sex outside of marriage, which means HIV simply could not spread. It'd be gone within a generation.
But people don't want to not have sex outside of marriage, because that requires self-control, and that's hard.
As Chesterton put it: The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.
Incorrect. If it were up to the Catholic Church, which it is not, the AIDS epidemic would be far smaller than it is. Why? Because if everyone adhered to the teachings of the Catholic Church, no one would have sex outside of marriage, which means HIV simply could not spread. It'd be gone within a generation.
But people don't want to not have sex outside of marriage, because that requires self-control, and that's hard.
As Chesterton put it: The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.