FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, May 12, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Population Research Institute (PRI) has noted that the Catholic Church in Africa, because of its opposition to condoms, is often accused of contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. However, PRI argues the opposite is true. “The Catholic Church has played a major role in containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa,” contends Steven W. Mosher, president of PRI. “Without its message of sexual abstinence before marriage and fidelity in marriage, the epidemic would have been arguably worse, not only among believers but among the general population.”“But the Church no longer stands alone,” Mosher continues. “Its position-that abstinence and fidelity are key to stopping the spread of the epidemic-is now beginning to receive support from a wide variety of sources. The World Health Organization (WHO) is now promoting what it calls ‘partner reduction’ and ‘long-term monogamous relationships.’ (Faithfulness and marriage, for you ordinary folks, words that apparently still make WHO’s sexperts choke.) The scientific community is now producing evidence-based studies, from places like Uganda, showing how abstinence and fidelity have dramatically reduced HIV rates.” PRI suggests the reason for the shift in attitude is the overwhelming evidence of condom failure. “Not one country that relied upon condoms to check the pandemic has successfully reduced the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. Not one. Instead, those countries with the highest condom availability rate also have the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. After 20 years of throwing condoms at the problem-and millions of deaths-it’s past time to try another approach,” says PRI. Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage, Ugandan Abstinence AIDS Prevention Program Equivalent to a Highly Effective Vaccine https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/apr/04043004.html New Research Confirms Condoms Not Effective in HIV Prevention https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/jan/04011408.html United Nations Report says Condoms Fail to Protect against AIDS 10% of the Time https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jun/03062303.html
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Stopping the Spread of HIV/AIDS through Abstinence
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, May 12, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Population Research Institute (PRI) has noted that the Catholic Church in Africa, because of its opposition to condoms, is often accused of contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. However, PRI argues the opposite is true. “The Catholic Church has played a major role in containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa,” contends Steven W. Mosher, president of PRI. “Without its message of sexual abstinence before marriage and fidelity in marriage, the epidemic would have been arguably worse, not only among believers but among the general population.”“But the Church no longer […]
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