Pope Benedict says that condoms can be used to stop the spread of HIV

[crisostomo]

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our pope is a false prophet.

[yhokz101]

HIV cases soaring in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - HIV cases in the Philippines are rising as the epidemic continues.
From 835 cases in 2009, HIV cases have reached 1,305 in the first 10 months of this year. The rising number of cases is happening amid a worldwide decline in HIV infection rates.
The Department of Health (DOH) said 4 Filipinos now contract HIV daily.
It is the first time in the nation’s history that the department saw a surge in the spread of infections.

This is in contrast to a new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
It shows the AIDS epidemic has been halted and the world is beginning to reverse the spread of HIV.

HIV rates falling wordwide

New HIV infections have fallen by nearly 20% globally in the last 10 years, AIDS-related deaths are down by nearly 20% in the last 5 years, and the total number of people living with HIV is stabilizing.
Data from the 2010 UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that an estimated 2.6 million people became newly infected with HIV, nearly 20% fewer than the 3.1 million people infected in 1999.

In 2009, 1.8 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses, nearly one-fifth lower than the 2.1 million people who died in 2004.

"Condom use and availability have increased significantly. Eleven countries report more than 75% condom use at last higher-risk ***. Data from 78 countries show that condom use among men who have *** with men was more than 50% in 54 countries. Reports of condom use by *** workers are also encouraging. In 69 countries, more than 60% of *** workers used a condom with their last client," a UNAIDS press statement said.

Dr. Edsel Salvaña, research faculty at the National Institutes of Health, revealed on the other hand that they are having difficulties encouraging Filipinos to use condoms because the Catholic Church considers their use as a sin.

“Bigla talagang sumipa. napaka-alarming nito talaga, at hindi pa ito tapos. Dadami pa ito. Effective ang condom, no doubt,” he said. “Ano ba ang mas evil, yung gumamit ka ng condom o ikalat mo ang sakit mo?”

An offense against God?

“Using condoms is an offense against God. If you are abstinent and faithful, hindi ka magkaka-AIDS,” said Fr. Joel Jason, head of the Archdiocese of Manila’s Commission on Family and Life.
Pope Benedict XVI, on the other hand, has apparently softened the Vatican's stand on the issue.
The pontiff acknowledged that condoms are sometimes morally justifiable to stop AIDS – and can be used by gays, heterosexuals and transsexuals - if it is the only option to avoid transmitting the HIV virus to others, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

The clarification came at a news conference to launch the pope's new book, "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Sign of the Times.”

According to the Vatican Radio, the head of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, issued the statement to clarify passages of the book.

“The Pope considered an exceptional situation in which the exercise of sexuality represents a real risk to the lives of others,” it said.

“In this case, the Pope does not morally justify the exercise of disordered sexuality, but believes that the use of condoms to reduce the risk of infection is a ‘first step on the road to a more human sexuality,’ rather than not to use it and risking the lives of others,” the Vatican radio added.
The Catholic Church in the Philippines, meanwhile, has remained firm in its stand against the use of condoms.

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[yhokz101]

our pope is a false prophet.

you think so? the pope is a prophet?

[crisostomo]

oh well, ako lang ipa hibaw sa inyu akong nahibaw-an

way back sa ww. si ratzenger aka pope benedict usa na ka membro sa nazi party ni hitlet dako nag posisyun. pero pag ka pilde nila sa ww2 nag hinay2x sila ug sibat. ang ato lang nahibaw-an daghan mga nazi nga nag tago ug gitago-an sa religious sector which is the vatican in particular. no wonder tungod sa iyang kadugay ngadto ug sa iyang past record nag pari siya to cover his past until karon nahimo nang pope.. huna2x ninyu kung pila ka tao gi patay anang nai. kanang pope nato tao rana. naa pod nai iyang kaugalingon kaprichoo..which made me conclude that there is no God. as for me religion is man made. mura rapod ug balaod sa atong goberno. ohh ha ? "D

[Tirong-say]

No the Pope was only choosen as one of the raised Arian race,
It is not of his freewill, he did it out of cooperation, No one could go against the Nazi rule before in Germany. Accusations that is of no concrete evidence is just non-sense and hearsay.

[Crimson_Viper]

mis lami japun ang way condom uy..

IMHO.. LMAO

[AmorsoloX]

No the Pope was only choosen as one of the raised Arian race,
It is not of his freewill, he did it out of cooperation, No one could go against the Nazi rule before in Germany. Accusations that is of no concrete evidence is just non-sense and hearsay.

daghan bya resistance against nazi rule.. it goes to show nga balimbing ang pope and a coward.. if ni resist ang vatican, it would have been very bad for the nazi's image at their time...

"either your with us or against us"

[yhokz101]

oh well, ako lang ipa hibaw sa inyu akong nahibaw-an

way back sa ww. si ratzenger aka pope benedict usa na ka membro sa nazi party ni hitlet dako nag posisyun. pero pag ka pilde nila sa ww2 nag hinay2x sila ug sibat. ang ato lang nahibaw-an daghan mga nazi nga nag tago ug gitago-an sa religious sector which is the vatican in particular. no wonder tungod sa iyang kadugay ngadto ug sa iyang past record nag pari siya to cover his past until karon nahimo nang pope.. huna2x ninyu kung pila ka tao gi patay anang nai. kanang pope nato tao rana. naa pod nai iyang kaugalingon kaprichoo..which made me conclude that there is no God. as for me religion is man made. mura rapod ug balaod sa atong goberno. ohh ha ? "D

OT: Just dont want to leave these guys wondering...naa kay reliable source ani? If not stick on the thread issue.

[yhokz101]

daghan bya resistance against nazi rule.. it goes to show nga balimbing ang pope and a coward.. if ni resist ang vatican, it would have been very bad for the nazi's image at their time...

"either your with us or against us"

As if you are saying like the Vatican was not in the complicated position during the WWII..

Just sharing:

"Ultimately, the Church did play a role in the war. While attempts to broker peace were fairly limited, the Church did manage to smuggle several thousand Jews out of the worst areas of the holocaust, Vatican consulates sheltered several hundred more, and even the Vatican itself sheltered many Jews.

In fact, the Germans did attack the Vatican during their takeover of Rome. It was found that armor piercing shells could not crack the thickest protective walls of the city, and the Nazis chose to besiege and intermittantly harass the Vatican politically. Meanwhile, the a handful of lucky Italian Jews sought (and recieved) refuge within the walls of the Vatican.

A number of Catholic Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, and Nuns were also actively involved in condemning the Holocaust from the pulpit and many (including the future Pope John Paul II) actually fought in the underground movements.

In the late 1990s, Pope John Paul II publicly apologized for the failure of the Church to save more innocent lives by publicly condemning the holocaust. This was a controversial move, both with those who felt that the Church had not been given credit for the lives it did save, and with those who felt that the Church got off "too easy". Ultimately, the Church was not a holocaust enabler, from the perspective of history. It was, however, more interested in self preservation during the war than it was for calling for crusades against Nazism..."


Although involvement of the Vatican during WWII or at least part of it is undeniable...

[crisostomo]

OT: Just dont want to leave these guys wondering...naa kay reliable source ani? If not stick on the thread issue.

why wont you research about the pope's past..you dig it yourself. katong sauna nga bag-o pa nahuman ang conclave sa vatican kai gi review man ang life ni ratzenger (our pope today).. pero wala gyud nila gi dig more katong member pa sya sa nazi.

and for sure. ilaha nanang gi tago sa hilom nga pamaagi kai dili sila ganahan mahugawan ang image sa church..

just like what happened wayback during the time of galeleo.

share lang ko kai daghan tag mahibaw-an sa history hehe

sauna panahon ni nicholas coppernicus iyang theory nga the earth is the center of the solar system which is mao ang gi supportahan sa church until such time nga ni contradict si galeleo. and so what the church did? ila gi house arrest si galeleo accusing him of heresey. may nlanang gani kai nai mga ni suporta ni galeleo (for the likes of him). which draws them to conclusion nga sakto si galeleo. nya ang gi buhat sa church ilang mga bible kung asa nila gi base ang coppernican theory nga the earth is the center of the solar system kai ilang gi sunog for the whole corners of the earth and they made new. nag pamatuod lang nga ila gi hinay2x ug anticipate ang ilang sayup.

Galeleo was right..the Church was wrong.