Spain's Catholic Church reverses statement in support of condom use

this is major flip flopping ....

MADRID, Spain (AP) - The Catholic Church in Spain backtracked late Wednesday from a leading bishop's groundbreaking statement in support of condom use to fight the spread of AIDS, saying instead the church still believes artificial contraception is immoral.

A ruling Socialist politician involved in health-care issues said she was mystified by the church's about-face in the space of 24 hours. Gay groups said they regretted the church's return to old policy after its "attack of lucidity." A liberal theologian said the church had quickly backpedalled after the Vatican reaffirmed its opposition to condoms.

The Vatican states that condoms, being a form of artificial birth control, cannot be used to help prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2005/01/19/903843-ap.html

I must file that for future use!

must use on one of my bosses .... }(

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What stupidity.
And, hypocrisy.
Geesh.
No wonder many Catholics pay no attention to these rules.

catholics and birth control...

"every sperm is sacred.
every sperm is good.
every sperm is needed
in your neighborhood."

it's about stopping the spread of AIDS. How can the Catholic church claim the moral high ground when they're basically telling people that the possible creation of life is more important than the preserving of actual life :eyes: