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It took the catholic church over 400 years to accept the fact that the earth revolved around the sun and that the sun was not the center of the universe. Dismiss the Popes positions regarding condom use as ignorant,misguided and backwords. Its truely a shame that someone of such power can spread such BS!!! Where's our leaders....Bono can you hear me.
Dear Mr. Smith, I guess the best way to settle this debate would ask a youth that was born with HIV a question, if he would rather be borned with HIV or not be borned at all? For me it is not as simple as one makes it out to be. I would not want to be in the Position of a Global Leader to have to make a statment for many, although my faith is not in a Condom. Would you Mr Smith want to make the policy for many in a life or no life statment, for truly this debate has no winners.
It is one thing to follow the word of one's religion. It is another to be a global figurehead in a modern world and simply ignore what the modern world is all about. People are always going to have sex, this has to be acknowledged. For a person so influential to spread such a dangerous message is an horrendous act of irresponsibility. The more moderate Catholic standpoint would suggest that the use of condoms to prevent HIV is the better way to interpret 'the preservation of life'
As a catholic christian and someone who is also HIV + I find what the Pope had to say absolutely wrong.I wish he had better counsellors to make it clearer to him. His point of view will only help spread HIV/AIDS
Now, Now, lets learn to disagree, disagreeable. The Pope is just following his conservative base and realy with his words on condoms has opened up the debate again in the Roman Church that takes courage. We must also think that honestly in conversation with kindness can change hearts and minds. The Pope is human and the Roman Chruch are Human. I love the people in the Church, however do not agree with all their policies of old. The Bishop of Rome needs our prayers for more courage of truth
The Pope is gay, you think he would know better. I do love his Gucci shoes though. Maybe if Gucci made condoms the Pope would approve of them?
The international news media is largely to blame for the spread of ignorant and bigoted Roman Catholic Church doctrine proclamations by giving its Hitler Youth veteran pope and its other clergy all of the free publicity that it does as if the church was the fourth branch of government.
Frederick Wright
It is most fascinating how our Latin friends will stand up to write about their faith in a anomalous way. Come out my Catholics brothers and sisters and address the real issues about Parents not doing their job to discuss and talk about Human Sexuality and stop using the Pope as a escape goat. Catholics Stand up in your faith and stop being fake to address the truth ,for it can set one free.
April 29, 2009 • TampaBay, FL