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jovilaura_fi · #21 02-22-2004, 09:38 PM

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I just saw this documentary about how the catholic in Vatican, Nigeria and Asia are telling people NOT to use condoms, because of "little holes in them that let the AIDS-virus and other STDs through"... And when the pope is the biggest authotiry in their lives everyone believes this ****.

Ice

apparantly part of the reason the aids epidemic is so bad, especially in places like africa, is cos of ppl like the pope telling ppl not to use condoms. there was some african country, i think it is uganda, that has the highest rate of aids in the world, cos of catholic teachings. it used to have average levels of aids but then the pope did a campaign there to tell ppl that contraception is bad, so loads of them stopped using condoms and caught aids, and ever since the popes campaign its had the highest rate in the world.

Personally I think the biggest reason for AIDS epidemic is because people in those areas are poor, and mainly ignorant.

I think it's very wrong of the Catholic church to hold an official view of the condoms letting the HI virus through. It's manipulative, and it's also a blatant lie, to get people to follow the teachings. Where's the moral in that? And then they say you're only entitled to go to heaven if you believe. What's so morally acceptable by lieing to people to get your way?

Adrian · #22 02-23-2004, 03:57 AM

To answer the original question, I'd like to think I'd say yes, but I'm not sure if I'd have the guts in that situation. That said, my life is in the guy's hands regardless, and he's gonna kill me if he feels like it. I don't think I'd let it get to the point where he could play sick little games. One or the other of us would end up dead or incapacitated before that happened.

Adrian

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