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March 17, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI aka Epidemiologist...NOT!
I don't mean to offend any Catholics out there but Pope Benedict XVI has recently stated (erroneously) that condom distribution in Africa was not the answer to solving the AIDS and HIV problem, rather “... it increases the problem.” He advocates sexual abstinence.
Wow! Where to begin? Statements like these really piss me off and push me to hate organized religion. There are millions of people around the globe without the educational capacity to understand something like the spread of HIV and AIDS. It is reprehensible that the Pope would wield his influence in such a heinously reckless manner.
Here are some facts the Pope has conveniently "forgotten":
• An estimated 33 million people throughout Africa have HIV or AIDS.
• An estimated 2 million people died of AIDS in African countries last year.
• An estimated 2.7 million people contract the disease each year
Entire families are being destroyed everyday throughout Africa. The number of "AIDS orphans" is steadily increasing. History has shown that abstinence has never worked as method to prevent the spread of any STI. This is religious indoctrination, plain and simple. In his attempt to save souls, the Pope is risking lives.
Africa is apparently the fastest-growing region for the Roman Catholic Church. At this rate, the Pope's following will be very small indeed.
*UNAIDS/WHO report
Posted by Jason at March 17, 2009 9:36 AM
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