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Pope faces new anger over condoms - SMH - March 30, 2009 - 7:24AM

A senior French minister has condemned Pope Benedict XVI's comments against the use of condoms as "criminal" while new protests have been held against the pontiff.

"To go to Africa and tell people they shouldn't use condoms is criminal," France's education minister, Xavier Darcos, told French broadcaster Radio J. AIDS "causes deaths every day", he added. Read more
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Pope claims condoms could make African Aids crisis worse
Guardian.co.uk - March 17, 2009

Pontiff's remarks on first visit to continent outrage health agencies trying to halt spread of HIV and Aids

The Pope today reignited the controversy over the Catholic church's stance on condom use as he made his first trip to Africa.

The pontiff said condoms were not the answer to the continent's fight against HIV and Aids and could make the problem worse. Read more
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Pope: Condoms 'Increase' AIDS Epidemic in Africa
foxnews.com AP - March 17, 2009

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday that the distribution of condoms is not the answer in the fight against AIDS in Africa.

Benedict has never before spoken explicitly on condom use although he has stressed that the Roman Catholic Church is in the forefront of the battle against AIDS. The Vatican encourages sexual abstinence to fight the spread of the disease. Read more
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NoToPope Coalition protests Pope and World Youth Day
Sydney Indymedia - June 26, 2008

A Coalition has formed to peacefully protest Pope Benedict's visit
to World Youth Day. They will address the World Catholic Youth and say
"Gay is Great", "Homophobia Is Unacceptable". Protesters will also be
telling the Catholic Youth - The pope is wrong: Gays are great and
condoms save lives.

The Coalition includes Atheists Sydney, Community Action Against
Homophobia (CAAH), the Metropolitan Community Church,
PopeAliceXorporation (PAX), the Raelian Movement, Resistance, the
Socialist Alliance, and the well-known androgynous rights activist
Norrie May Welby.

"This Pope is homophobic and condemns same-sex marriage," says
Rachel Evans, one of the spokespersons for the Coalition. "Pope
Benedict also condemns millions of people to AIDS via his world-wide
anti-condom policy." By calling homosexuality an objective disorder,
and saying gay sex is evil, Pope Benedict nurtures bigotry and
violence, not love," notes organizer Luke Roberts. Read more