Pope drops condom ban.

[Karbon]

I guess the Vatican watched enough youtube videos or something. In any case, good for them/its about time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/rel...atholic-ban-on-condoms-in-historic-shift.html

edit: clarifying, the lift on the ban is specific only to the prevention of HIV/AIDS. General use of birth control: still not cool.

 

[Cycle61]

Science!

 

[flying_hun]

November 20th, 2010?

 

[Karbon]

It's an interesting bit of gymnastics that took em 2 decades to figure out.

We like life.
AIDS kills people.
Using a condom can prevent the transmission of a virus that has a 100% kill rate.

BAAAMMMM!

:drops mic

 

[mike23w]

He stressed that abstinence was the best policy in fighting the disease but in some circumstances it was better for a condom to be used if it protected human life.

“There may be justified individual cases, for example when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be … a first bit of responsibility, to redevelop the understanding that not everything is permitted and that one may not do everything one wishes.

male hookers of this world rejoice; you have the pope's blessing

 

[Karbon]

Yeah it's an oldie. But it's news to me, guess i'm behind the times.

Birth control is still forbidden.

November 20th, 2010?

 

[Hooli]

Holy f**k!

 

[revnort]

News to me too. Especially this particular pope. Shit, I am shocked.

 

[J-Boat]

Reminds me of a joke that's slightly on topic...

Q: What does acne and a Catholic Priest have in common?...







A: Acne doesn't come on boys faces until they're at least 12 or 13...!

 

[Blankpage]

Using a condom can prevent the transmission of a virus that has a 100% kill rate.

 

[Karbon]

hahah

I should have qualified that with "if you don't have a shit ton of money".

Johnson still has HIV, he just hasn't contracted AIDS yet.

But, there is the Berlin Patient.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/a...ids-dismisses-reports-he-still-harbours-virus

 

[soybean]

the old raw dog and eye baptism wasn't good enough eh?

 

[Blankpage]

hahah

I should have qualified that with "if you don't have a shit ton of money".

Johnson still has HIV, he just hasn't contracted AIDS yet.

But, there is the Berlin Patient.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/a...ids-dismisses-reports-he-still-harbours-virus

Its almost been reduced to a chronic illness if you can afford the cocktail drugs needed to keep you alive. I'm not sure why Magic seems to have beat it.

 

[ALANRIDER7]

Condoms prevent minivans.

 

[Karbon]

LOL

 

[Caddywumpus]

This is kind of big news- why did nobody hear about this? MSM freely criticizes the catholic church, and turns a blind eye to the good they do.

 

[two wheel tramp]

Condoms prevent minivans.

I hate minivans!

So... does this mean I can start sex0ring catholic menz so long as I lie and tell them I have fatal cooter cooties?

 

[ALANRIDER7]

I hate minivans!

So... does this mean I can start sex0ring catholic menz so long as I lie and tell them I have fatal cooter cooties?

 

[HappyHighwayman]

So wait, before when they said condoms were immoral, harmful and wrong and using them kills baby seals, they were wrong? So he's not infallible? Hmmm the Church doesn't seem to have a good record...

 

[soybean]

This is kind of big news- why did nobody hear about this? MSM freely criticizes the catholic church, and turns a blind eye to the good they do.

Catching up to modern medicine & reality doesn't really count as doing "good."