*Ø* Blogmanac | Vatican: Condoms don't stop AIDS
from Steve Bradshaw, at The Guardian
October 9
"The Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by Aids not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which the HIV virus can pass -- potentially exposing thousands of people to risk.
"The church is making the claims across four continents despite a widespread scientific consensus that condoms are impermeable to the HIV virus.
"A senior Vatican spokesman backs the claims about permeable condoms, despite assurances by the World Health Organisation that they are untrue."
Read the full story HERE
-- Steve Bradshaw is a correspondent with Panorama. 'Sex and the Holy City'
will be broadcast on BBC1 at 10.15pm [9.15pm GMT/UT] on Sunday.
from Steve Bradshaw, at The Guardian
October 9
"The Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by Aids not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which the HIV virus can pass -- potentially exposing thousands of people to risk.
"The church is making the claims across four continents despite a widespread scientific consensus that condoms are impermeable to the HIV virus.
"A senior Vatican spokesman backs the claims about permeable condoms, despite assurances by the World Health Organisation that they are untrue."
Read the full story HERE
-- Steve Bradshaw is a correspondent with Panorama. 'Sex and the Holy City'
will be broadcast on BBC1 at 10.15pm [9.15pm GMT/UT] on Sunday.
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