Hmmm, should the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV be allowed?
This is a hard one. I can see why it’s taking the Roman Catholic Church so long to figure out if condoms really are “the lesser of two evils.”
For some reason (I don’t know, the whole death thing?) Kevin De Cock of the World Health Organization seems to be rushing the Vatican to make a decision.
Kevin De Cock welcomed the news that condoms could be sanctioned for married Catholic couples where one partner has HIV. “We’re very pleased to hear this,” he said. “But our concern is that these deep theological decisions take account of the biological consequences of infection. Could we please have this debate in a hurry. Lives are at risk and time is short.”
Dr De Cock has met Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, who heads the papal department responsible for health issues. Cardinal Barragán has compiled a report on opinion within the church, which has been sent to the Pope and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s theology ministry. Both must approve any change. The review is thought to urge that condoms be permitted for married couples with one partner infected, in countries where Aids is rife.
If you’re Catholic and not part of a married straight couple, I don’t know what to tell you. You can’t expect the Roman Catholic Church to care about *everyone’s* lives.
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Soooooo many good headlines could come from that.. “Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan Feels Cock Out” is one ;)
I am SO glad someone beat me to the cock comment.
Damn! The cock jokes are just too easy! As for the “death thing”, don’t you know that the afterlife (for good Catholics only) is immensely preferable to the misery here on god’s favorite mudball? Death is best! However, just to be ornery, I’m planning on living forever, just to see how things turn out.