Pope John Paul II
However, the greatest damage done by Pope John Paul II was his strict adherence to the idea that, at all costs, procreation was a duty of men and women and that nothing should stand in the way. The use of condoms he declared to be evil.
Unfortunately, at the time of John Paul’s papacy, Africa in particular was rife with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diseases, which were passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual activity including rape. The prevention of the spread of these diseases was imperative lest whole societies be eradicated. However Benedict refused to recognize existing reality and stated that the protection against AIDS is only obtainable through abstinence. Of course, at the same time he urged that men and women not abstain from procreation.
Moreover, being celibate, he didn’t recognize the human compulsion towards sex.
The cartoon by Ann Telnaes published in “Women’s eNews” tells it all.
The papacy under Pope John Paul II was "flatly dismissive that the Vatican (was) about to release a document that will condone any condom use.” John Paul was content to see AIDS deaths in Africa rise to unprecedented levels … whole families and communities having been wiped out.
He did not recognize change or that he was administering an organization in a different society from that which existed in the 1st Century.
It is easy to see Pope John Paul II as a murderer.
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Unfortunately, at the time of John Paul’s papacy, Africa in particular was rife with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diseases, which were passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual activity including rape. The prevention of the spread of these diseases was imperative lest whole societies be eradicated. However Benedict refused to recognize existing reality and stated that the protection against AIDS is only obtainable through abstinence. Of course, at the same time he urged that men and women not abstain from procreation.
Moreover, being celibate, he didn’t recognize the human compulsion towards sex.
The cartoon by Ann Telnaes published in “Women’s eNews” tells it all.
The papacy under Pope John Paul II was "flatly dismissive that the Vatican (was) about to release a document that will condone any condom use.” John Paul was content to see AIDS deaths in Africa rise to unprecedented levels … whole families and communities having been wiped out.
He did not recognize change or that he was administering an organization in a different society from that which existed in the 1st Century.
It is easy to see Pope John Paul II as a murderer.
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