Vatican said to be rethinking condoms

[ZASHAGALKA]

After decades of opposition, Vatican view on condoms begins to shift | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

"Cardinal Barragán noted a passage from a 1981 document issued by the late Pope John Paul II. This said that "every conjugal act must be open to life".

Until now, this has been interpreted as an injunction against contraception. But it could also be used to support an argument in favour of the preservation of life by the use of barrier methods.

The cardinal said some 40 million people were reckoned to be HIV positive and Aids was claiming around 8,000 lives a day. "The disease is not retreating. On the contrary, its aggressiveness seems to be increasing, even though in the more developed countries the strength of the increase is noticed less," he said."

~faith,

Timothy.

[BSNtobe2009]

Homosexuality is not a sin in the Catholic church...that is a myth. It's the practice of homosexual SEX that the church is against.

The Catholic church believes that the purposes of sex within a marriage is procreation, that can only happen between one man and one woman. Homosexuals cannot reproduce with each other, and for this reason, cannot marry, that is why it's the act of sex and not the love of a same-sexed partner.

At my parish, one of the priests has a group of gay couples that they counsel once a week that are living as a loving couple, want to be welcome in the church as a couple, and are trying to live in the faith in the privacy of their home as well. We are not the only parish to have this group.

[CHATSDALE]

a. i cannot see the differance between nfp, condom, chemical - if your intention is to prevent pregnancy don't they think that God knows what is going on in the mind??

the situation in africa is horrible, i don't believe that condoms will help much except perhaps in the cities but to deliver and educate in the villages will be difficult..also aids is nonsymptomatic for so long after it is contagious that we really have a problem tx for aids must be continued w/o break or it will grow profusely worse than before

they say that life began in africa, i wonder if it will fade out there also

God willing a cure will be discovered that can be delivered

[BSNtobe2009]

The reason the rhythm method is taught by the Catholic church to newly married couples is because the Church nor their teachings, try to control when you do and do not engage in marital relations.

Chemical...is to allow you to engage in sex without fear of pregnancy, and the Catholic church teaches that isn't what sex is supposed to be for.

Condom....is what the church is reconsidering. If they do sanction it, it will be for MARRIED couples only, and will only be sanctioned if there is a KNOWN risk. The purpose will not be for pregnancy prevention, but for disease prevention.

[Barb101]

why does the church discriminate whatever happened to give to the needy as what is thier need not thier greed perhaps the vatican could sell some of thier costly churches & actually help the poor in other countries. But yes I will not "bash" the church. It's just that it is make up of perfect people who practice sex only within the marriage so why do they need protection unless for medical reasons. As for same sex cohabitation if they do not harm anyone else why not let them be. Everyone deserves a little bit of love or are we so biggoted to say damed to you if you dont conform to these rules. Sorry I am not a church goer as you can see but I do believe every person is a human being & deserving of respect