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Pope words on condoms bolster AIDS fight in Africa (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST

Father Federico Lombarbi (L), Vatican spokesman, gestures near a new book about Pope Benedict XVI during a news conference at the Vatican November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - Pope Benedict's qualified backing of condom use to help prevent AIDS marks a small breakthrough for efforts to fight the scourge in Africa, giving health workers and clergy more scope to broach a still-taboo subject.

Vatican: Condom use less evil than spreading HIV (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:20 PM PST

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI, left, receives by German journalist Peter Seewald a copy of the book 'Light of the World'', during a private audience at the Vatican, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The Vatican broadened the scope of the pope's comments about condom use being a lesser evil than transmitting HIV by saying the concept also applies to women. The Pontiff said in the book that condom use by people such as male prostitutes was a lesser evil since it indicated they were taking a step toward a more moral and responsible sexuality by aiming to protect their partner from infection. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - In a seismic shift on one of the most profound — and profoundly contentious — Roman Catholic teachings, the Vatican said Tuesday that condoms are the lesser of two evils when used to curb the spread of AIDS, even if their use prevents a pregnancy.

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