Yeah, the guy is a moron. Because of that one comment even more people are going to get AIDs because people will stop using condoms when they have sex.
He has a different belief system than some others on this board. It doesn't mean he's a dipshit. He believes the problem with the spread of AIDS in Africa is a "deficit of ethics". In other words, his position is that if you're interested in stopping AIDS, don't have premarital sex and when you get married, stay faithful.
And if you don't, you deserve to die. If you are faithful but your spouse cheats, you deserve to die. If you are raped, you deserve to die. If you are so impoverished prostitution is the only means to feed yourself and your children, you deserve to die. If you are sold into sexual slavery, you deserve to die. If a health care practitioner re-uses equipment, not rare in impoverished countries, you deserve to die. And so does your spouse. He sure does have a different belief system than me. I would not have joined Hitler Youth.
The pope is not a dipshit. He has his reasons - the church wants to grow, it needs more babies. Anything that reduces the number of babies born to Catholic families is not to be tolerated. If a few million people need to die of AIDS, so be it - just so long as the birth rate exceeds the death rate. barfo
Do rapists normally wear condoms? Does an impoverished prostitute consider safe sex when makign decisions? If you are sold into sexual slavery, is safe sex generally practiced there? Do health care practitioners generally use condoms on older equipment to prevent the spread of aids? I don't agree with him either, but it seems like a rather large step to get from your first point, and his from the article, and then what you have continued on with in your post.
I believe in freedom of choice. People may believe what they wish. The fact that you're so threatened by someone who speaks out against the things you believe as to equate them with the Hitler Youth says more about you than the Pope.
not really...there really is no logical/realistic alternative to supplying condoms. Wanna(the church) preach abstinence? Fine. Just dont be so ignorant where you think everybody will follow your word and not have sex