WORLD AIDS DAY: Catholics Snub Vatican’s Condom Ban
By Rajiv Fernando
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (IPS) - As millions of people plan to show solidarity with the struggle against HIV/AIDS on Saturday, a new multi-nation poll released in Washington by the group Catholics for Choice shows that a majority of Catholics around the world believe that — contrary to the edicts coming from Rome — “good Catholics can use condoms”.
The poll asked Catholics living in Ghana, Ireland, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States if “using condoms is pro-life because it helps save lives by preventing the spread of AIDS.” It found an overwhelmingly positive response, with agreement expressed by 90 percent of Catholics in Mexico, 86 percent in Ireland, 79 percent in the United States, 77 percent in the Philippines and 59 percent in Ghana. (Continuation content ‘WORLD AIDS DAY: Catholics Snub Vatican’s Condom Ban’…)