Vatican: condoms don't stop AIDS

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0,7369,1059068,00.html

I hope the Nobel committee thinks about this in considering the Pope for the Peace Prize.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

whoops, misread this as Vatican (brand) condoms don't stop AIDS.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Vatican brand condoms is ace concept-
Nobel rumors-
http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/10/09/1065601953306.html

Moral authority is so complicated.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

The WHO has condemned the Vatican's views, saying: "These incorrect statements about condoms and HIV are dangerous when we are facing a global pandemic which has already killed more than 20 million people, and currently affects at least 42 million."

The organisation says "consistent and correct" condom use reduces the risk of HIV infection by 90%. There may be breakage or slippage of condoms - but not, the WHO says, holes through which the virus can pass .
Scientific research by a group including the US National Institutes of Health and the WHO found "intact condoms... are essentially impermeable to particles the size of STD pathogens including the smallest sexually transmitted virus... condoms provide a highly effective barrier to transmission of particles of similar size to those of the smallest STD viruses".
The Vatican's Cardinal Trujillo said: "They are wrong about that... this is an easily recognisable fact."

i hate people. to paraphrase Mark Twain, we need another Flood; this time, no Ark.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Evil arseholes.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

This is such a harmful and dangerous statment to make, especially in light of the AIDS crisis in Africa.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Condoms are ineffective against AIDS and it's basically OK to make the altar boy suck you off as long as you don't get caught. What a banner year for Catholicism! Fucking medieval.

― TOMBOT, Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Can Hank Pym fit through these tiny holes too?

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"Ok, Janet, your turn."

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

dood! what if Ant Man shrunk down to the size of his own spunk? if he had superspeed, could he immediately shrink down, swim all up inside there, and fight off his own spunk like Superman punching away at meteors in an old Fleischer cartoon?

...oh. maybe i should have posted this in the other thread.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 9 October 2003 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Any source for how many priests have died of AIDS? I am guessing that would be TOP SECRET. Maybe none, I don't know. But... Advert for Vatican condoms: "0 out of 10 priests dying of AIDS recommend VATICAN brand condoms!"

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 9 October 2003 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Scientists looking at science vs. Church's "They are wrong about that... this is an easily recognisable fact" SHOCKAH!

― Girolamo Savonarola, Thursday, 9 October 2003 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

this wasnt the pope, but a cardinal speaking on his own evil fucked up horribly wrong deeply sad behalf.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 9 October 2003 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Condoms are horrible anyway. Although maybe 'smaller' people don't hate them as much as I do.

― dave q, Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

You can get larger (i.e. man sized) ones. My girlfriend got some for free last week when she visited the VD clinic.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

this wasnt the pope, but a cardinal speaking on his own evil fucked up horribly wrong deeply sad behalf.

Even more reason for him to shut the hell up, then. Unfortunately, some poor, misguided fool will believe the bastard. If he/she does develop AIDS, who could they sue?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Hopefully themselves for being jackasses.

― Ally @ school, Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

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