Terrible headline, sloppy reporting. I wonder if Ms. Portela has even seen the book in question, let alone read it.
The Pope did NOT say either that condoms are "permissible" or "justified". He merely said that an HIV-positive male prostitute using a condom is demonstrating some moral awareness of his responsibility vis-a-vis AIDS. Benedict was applauding the moral awareness, NOT the use of a condom, which remains against Church teaching. He did not say using a condom to prevent AIDS was licit; he said the demonstration of moral responsibility was hopeful.
And what's with "The Vatican has always been criticized for its stance against condoms." Passive voice, Ms. Portela, is anathema to good reporting. This sentence tells us nothing. "Always"? And criticized BY WHOM?
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Terrible headline, sloppy reporting. I wonder if Ms. Portela has even seen the book in question, let alone read it.
The Pope did NOT say either that condoms are "permissible" or "justified". He merely said that an HIV-positive male prostitute using a condom is demonstrating some moral awareness of his responsibility vis-a-vis AIDS. Benedict was applauding the moral awareness, NOT the use of a condom, which remains against Church teaching. He did not say using a condom to prevent AIDS was licit; he said the demonstration of moral responsibility was hopeful.
And what's with "The Vatican has always been criticized for its stance against condoms." Passive voice, Ms. Portela, is anathema to good reporting. This sentence tells us nothing. "Always"? And criticized BY WHOM?
November 25, 2010 - 6:08pmThis Comment
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