can't say anything, too mad about this

[bertine]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3176982.stm

"The Catholic Church has been accused of telling people in countries with high rates of HIV that condoms do not protect against the deadly virus."

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[emkachan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's creepy. You'd think that church workers would have better things to specifically advise against at least. Why is birth control such a big issue now when it was never a sin until 1834? You'd think the church would have to acknowledge the precedent set by the first 1700-odd years of Christianity. I remember being told that "the HIV virus is ten times smaller than a condom gap" nonsense in seventh grade health by my abstinence practicing gym teacher. How can you justify saying something like that to children? I hope no one took it seriously.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I am sure someone took it seriously and it is true about lamb-skin condoms.

anyways, this whole birth control issue with the catholic church is just weird. i don't get why they even want people not to use it. in a lot of places where people go to the church cfor advise on BC there are already too many people to support and having more will just mean more people to starve.