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Originally Posted by sfloriII
Here's an article pretty darn close to the source:
"...It said that when Pope Benedict said condom use to reduce the risk of infection might be a first step toward moral awakening, he was referring specifically to prostitution, which is already considered gravely immoral by the church.
In that situation, it said, use of a condom is not a "solution" because it does not address the mistaken behavior that is the root cause of the problem. However, it added, "it cannot be denied that anyone who uses a condom in order to diminish the risk posed to another person is intending to reduce the evil connected with his or her immoral activity."
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All the pope is saying is that a person using a condom to reduce the risk of infection is taking the first step toward morality-- not that what they are doing is moral. They are merely turning in that direction.
Also, he says the use of the condom does not change the mistake of the immoral act. Yes, they are trying to reduce the evil of their act by not adding to it the infection of another, but that does not in any way change the fact that their act is evil.
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