Vatican: Everyone can use condoms to prevent HIV

[itb2a]

Using Yahoo as a serious news source is foolish. What Yahoo attributes to the Pope is sensationalized, misrepresented, and misquoted. In the cause of balance and correctness, you can read the following: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/11/what-...-really-say-2/.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by itb2a

Using Yahoo as a serious news source is foolish. What Yahoo attributes to the Pope is sensationalized, misrepresented, and misquoted. In the cause of balance and correctness, you can read the following: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/11/what-...-really-say-2/.

The "serious news source" is the Associated Press, not Yahoo . . . I'm totally sure some guy's blog is a much better source though.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by itb2a

Using Yahoo as a serious news source is foolish. What Yahoo attributes to the Pope is sensationalized, misrepresented, and misquoted. In the cause of balance and correctness, you can read the following: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/11/what-...-really-say-2/.

No, this is basically what was said. The pope isn't saying that condoms are awesome, but that it is more acceptable to use condoms than to spread STIs. It would be even MORE acceptable not to be having sex outside of marriage for example, but it's considered a small step.

So what K_s said above was accurate and this is a shift in position from the Pope.

You on the other hand, were annoying and not particularly informative.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by itb2a

Using Yahoo as a serious news source is foolish. What Yahoo attributes to the Pope is sensationalized, misrepresented, and misquoted. In the cause of balance and correctness, you can read the following: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/11/what-...-really-say-2/.

LOL at that suggestion that the linked blog is "balanced."

I'll take the AP over the blog. Or how about the Catholic News Service, which reported:

Even before the book's release, media attention centered on the pope's remarks on condoms in AIDS prevention. While repeating his view that condoms cannot be the only answer to the AIDS epidemic, the pope allowed that in some specific cases -- for example, that of male prostitutes -- use of a condom could be a step toward taking moral responsibility for one's actions.

And which also reported:

Technically, Catholics are not required to agree with Pope Benedict XVI's comments on political and even theological issues in a new book-length interview, but they do owe the pope respect, a Vatican official said.

"It is an interview, not a magisterial act, but it is still the pope speaking and he deserves respect," said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization.