Plainspeaking

Let us be clear, despite having converted to Buddhism some years ago, I was raised Catholic, by people who remain staunchly Catholic. I remain staunchly plainspoken and a big fan of logic. Pope Benedict XVI is a moron. A fool without flaw, dumber than a sack of hammers. His ill-informed remarks on condoms and that they do not work to prevent HIV infection are idiotic, moronic and just plain cruel. Ya know, adding to the sum total of suffering in the world as more people contract this disease. But what do we expect from a man who in one of his previous jobs in the Church (the world's original bureaucracy, and original organized crime organization but that dear reader is a subject for a whole other rant) denied the extent of the pedophilia problem within the Catholic Church.

This kind of logic is why the Catholic Church will be a dead institution in coming generations, foolish pronouncements like this are going to cause people to die needlessly:While the Roman Catholic Church's historic stance against contraception was known, it was the first time that a pope had spoken out publicly against the use of condoms to prevent HIV infection for more than 30 years, the IAS said.
Pope Benedict XVI sparked global condemnation with his comments as he began his first visit to Africa as pontiff on Tuesday
Benedict said on the plane taking him to Cameroon that AIDS "cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems."
The IAS insisted that condoms are a critical, cheap and proven element in HIV prevention.
"Instead of spreading ignorance, the Pope should use his global position of leadership to encourage young people, who are our future, to protect themselves and others from HIV infection using all the tools we have at our disposal, including condoms," said IAS president Julio Montaner.
"His remarks are insulting to the tireless efforts of committed scientific, public health and human rights leaders around the world to protect the poorest of the poor from HIV infection." this lucid commentary is Copyright © 2009 AFP. All rights reserved. The ravings mine.