Ignoramus

I gotta tell ya this is not only disappointing but out and out ignorant. It is however unsurprising.Pope Vader in a statement aboard Pope One, the papal plane:
Condoms are not the answer to AIDS on the African continent. You can’t resovle the problem with the distribution of condoms. In fact, it increases the problem.
Words nearly fail me at this point. Apparently Pope Vader has yet to realize that we have entered the 21st century. And that the proper use of condoms does in fact slow and in many cases prevent the transmission of AIDS when used properly.
Rebecca Hodes with the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa said if the pope is serious about preventing new HIV infections, he will focus on promoting wide access to condoms and spreading information on how best to use them.
“Instead, his opposition to condoms conveys that religious dogma is more important to him than the lives of Africans,” said Hodes, director of policy, communication and research for the action campaign.
While she said the pope is correct that condoms are not the sole solution to Africa’s AIDS epidemic, she said they are one of the very few HIV prevention mechanisms proven to work.
Even some priests and nuns working with those living with HIV/AIDS question the church’s opposition to condoms amid the pandemic ravaging Africa.
The whole article is here
While the priests and nuns wonder about the Popes opposition I do not. It is part and parcel of the ideology of superstition and ignorance that we have been fighting since time began. The wilful disregard for actual life is a symptom of the need for the sociopaths to propmote a belief that is only sustained by abject indifference to suffering which they have reframed as sacrifice.
The Pope has in one statement effectively sentenced thousands and perhaps millions of Africans to their slow painful deaths. Way to go Ratzi. You are the scum of the earth.
Unfortunately he is not alone. In the USA our fundies have the very same attitude and would have you “believe” that abstinence is the answer. Many politicians agree and have voted to continue the Faith-based programs started by Bush. Our tax dollars being spent on failure and ignorance. And they really expect us to respect their beliefs?
If you don’t mind signing the ACLU’s form to “End Faith-Based Funding” please do so