So, because your followers do not 'follow' your advice on one section you put in to place a measure that might get them into very serious health throubles ?
That is exactly why I think the Catholic church is simply a bunch of old men living in the past. Any human which really has humanities best interest at heart would recognize the realities on the ground and adapt. With the church history as I know it that will take another 300 years and we'll get some lame apology.
AIDS/HIV and other STD's are a huge problem in Africa, if people are not going to follow your edicts you may as well make sure that they do so in the healthiest way possible rather than to oppose the one measure that might stop this tragedy from happening.
The fact that abstinence/monogamy (which the church supports) would go a long way to stemming the epidemic does not give the church a free pass on their 'no condoms' policy.
That is exactly why I think the Catholic church is simply a bunch of old men living in the past. Any human which really has humanities best interest at heart would recognize the realities on the ground and adapt. With the church history as I know it that will take another 300 years and we'll get some lame apology.
AIDS/HIV and other STD's are a huge problem in Africa, if people are not going to follow your edicts you may as well make sure that they do so in the healthiest way possible rather than to oppose the one measure that might stop this tragedy from happening.
The fact that abstinence/monogamy (which the church supports) would go a long way to stemming the epidemic does not give the church a free pass on their 'no condoms' policy.
have a read here:
http://www.lilith-ezine.com/articles/health/Sex-Rights-in-Af...
And for extra credits:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/oct/09/aids