Pope
Advocates Education To Prevent Aids
Pope John Paul II has said that education, chastity and sexual
fidelity are the responsible methods to combat AIDS after Spanish
bishops supported condom use to fight the disease but then quickly
reversed their position.
The Vatican has come under fire from AIDS activists because it
forbids use of condoms, even to prevent transmission of the HIV
virus. "The Holy See ... considers that it is necessary above
all to combat this disease in a responsible way by increasing
prevention, notably through education about respect of the sacred
value of life and formation about the correct practice of sexuality,
which presupposes chastity and fidelity,'' John Paul said.
The
pope's comments came days after Spanish bishops made front-page
headlines by announcing an apparent change in policy toward condom
use. The
pope told members of a Vatican council on health care issues that
they should pay special attention to AIDS victims.
The
Holistic Wisdom Corporation