Condoms: approved by the Pope!

Liberal Catholics, activists and government officials around the world welcomed the statement by the head of the Roman Catholic Church Benedict XVI commended the use of condoms. These words of Catholics have been waiting a very long time.

The position of the Roman Catholic Church over condom use   It remained unchanged for many decades, even though the AIDS epidemic. The Vatican was against any contraception, as it prevented the implementation of the "will of God". But now this position is finally partially changed. Benedict acknowledged that use condoms   possible to stop the spread of AIDS.

"This is a great victory for common sense over prejudice, a very big step forward in the recognition of the fact that condoms play a significant role in reducing the spread of   AIDS pandemic "- Said John O'Brien, head of the American social group" Catholics for choice ". In a new book, Pope but not to lift the ban of the Church on contraception, yet acknowledged that the use of condoms   It can sometimes be justified in order to combat AIDS pandemic .

In his 219-page book, Benedict also candidly admitted that he may resign from his post if the state of health does not allow him to fully assume their responsibilities. The Pope said that the pedophile scandals involving numerous Catholic priests became for him "an unprecedented shock", even though he followed the development of the situation over the years. Benedict writes that may well understand the feelings of people who leave the bosom of the church in protest against such actions.

Still, the main attention of the public in this book attracted the pope's position on condoms. He said that when a prostitute insists on and Using condoms , Thereby making it the first step toward morality. Although "condoms are not the ways that you can deal with the evil of HIV."

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