AFRICAN BISHOPS SAY CONDOMS MAY BE MAIN REASON FOR SPREAD OF AIDS

Tuesday July 31, 2001

AFRICAN BISHOPS SAY CONDOMS MAY BE MAIN REASON FOR SPREAD OF AIDS

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 31, 2001 (LSN.ca) - The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference issued a statement Monday condemning the promotion of condoms in the country battered by AIDS. "Condoms may even be one of the main reasons for the spread of HIV-AIDS," said the Bishops. They explained that "Apart from the possibility of condoms being faulty or wrongly used they contribute to the breaking down of self-control and mutual trust."

The statement said, "The Bishops regard the widespread and indiscriminate promotion of condoms as an immoral and misguided weapon in our battle against HIV-AIDS." The bishops proposed the solution to the AIDS crisis namely to "abstain" before and "be faithful" in marriage.

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