After spreading AIDS across Africa by disillusioning people that having safe sex is some kind of bad thing, that some fictional deity will only like you if you spread this world killing desease to your loved ones.
2006-07-03 00:36:02 · 10 answers · asked by apachelquk 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Judeo-Christian tradition has taught for thousands of years:
1. Single people should be celibate.
2. Married people should be faithful to each other (adultery is wrong).
3. Married couples should welcome God's gift of children and, therefore, artificial birth control was against the will of God.
People who are already ignoring the more important teachings about chastity (1 and 2) should have no problem ignoring the less important teaching of artificial birth control (3).
It is within the Christian (and Catholic) teaching of the lesser of two evils for an infected spouse to use a condom to help protect the other spouse instead of infecting him or her with a deadly disease.
But condoms are not 100% effective (read the box) and the spouse may be infected and die anyway.
With love in Christ.
2006-07-05 18:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Pope John Paul II was **NOT** guilty of committing genocide. Rather, what Pope John Paul II was the *TRUTH*, what's more, the people of Africa know he was speaking the Truth. That is why Catholicism is fast becoming a predominant religion in Africa.
2006-07-03 11:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all it is Pope John Paul II not Jean! Second if everyone remained chaste until marriage and then remained faithful to their spouses we wouldn't have the problem with sexually transmitted diseases that you see now. Our Blessed Father was speaking of committed chaste Christian marriage not the selfish, self gratifying, sleeping around people are giving in to.
2006-07-03 08:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genocide is a strong word, but I agree that the Catholic church is complicit in the spread of AIDS in the Third World and needs to be held responsible. Misinformation is a serious crime.
2006-07-03 07:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope didn't tell husbands to cheat on wives with prostitutes.
The Pope didn't tell soldiers to rape women and children.
The Pope didn't tell the people to engage in risky sexual practices.
Allowing condoms would have been a good thing, but would they have been used? It is estimated that much of the spread of HIV is due to rape, incest and prostitution. Those who are true to each other in marriage (or at least in monogamy/monandry) have nothing to worry about.
The message was obviously lost, but would it not have been more productive to teach people to respect themselves, their bodies, their partners?
2006-07-07 10:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Debra m has the right answer. Can not you see that it is time we hold ourselves responsible for our on actions. Not always tiring to find a way around doing the right thing.
2006-07-03 09:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by Ping 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be an idiot. Catholicism isn't the only religion against contraception or the only one in Africa
2006-07-03 07:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by Tommy G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you spread aids by having unprotected sex with someone when you are yourself hiv positive.
are you suggesting that karely wojtyla was both hiv positive and sexually promiscuous?
or are you just blathering on?
2006-07-03 07:40:29 · answer #8 · answered by synopsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was not arrested bcoz he is Pope.And no one can arrest such a person who is very religious.....
2006-07-03 07:41:55 · answer #9 · answered by sulaiman s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-07-03 07:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋