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From:	Adeyemo Gabriel [ profile ]
Subject:	Kenya: Catholics divided over Pope's condom comments
Sent:	Jan 30th, 2011 - 14:00:48

	Date: 21 January 2011 Source:* IRIN PlusNews* http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=91693 *Fellow Advocates, Whose reports should we believed on condom or no condom use? Please read this interesting article and see things for yourselves.* Following the Pope's comments in a 2010 book to the effect that condom use may be permissible by HIV-positive sex workers to prevent HIV infection, many Roman Catholic Kenyans have found themselves at odds with their church leaders, who have retained their firm stance against condom use. Shortly after the news of the Pope's comments in November 2010, Cardinal John Njue, head of the Kenyan Catholic Church, issued a statement asserting that the church remained entirely opposed to condom use. "We reiterate and reaffirm that the position of the Catholic Church as regards the use of condoms, both as a means of contraception and as a means of addressing the grave issue of HIV/AIDS infection, has not changed and remains, as always, unacceptable," the statement read. The Vatican is also adamant that the Catholic Church remains against the use of condoms in any other circumstances, stating in December 2010 that provision of condoms did not constitute "the real or moral solution" to the problem of HIV/AIDS and that "the sheer fixation on the condom implies a banalization of sexuality". But for many sexually active Catholics living with the reality of a 7.4 percent HIV prevalence rate, the church's position is impractical. Click on the link above to read full text. -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Adeyemo Damilare Gabriel Moderator: Students' for Microbicides (S4M), Nigeria Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.tigweb.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of more than 4,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 150 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers.

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