Sunday 21 November 2010

Pope condones condom use in exceptional cases

Pope Benedict XVI has said the use of condoms is acceptable in exceptional circumstances, according to a new book.

This seems to be a revisionary step forward by the current Pontiff considering traditional Catholic views on contraception, especially when we look deeper into the HIV/AIDS pandemic around the world and how often Catholicism's strict anti-condom message may have hindered progress of reducing this.

See the full article on the BBC LINK

Also look at how the Vatican is keen to play things down... who knows how liberal the Church is prepared to go?