Pope Says Condoms Make AIDS Worse

SzczerbiakManiac · 03-18-2009, 10:03 AM

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"You can't resolve [AIDS] with the distribution of condoms," the Pope told reporters on Tuesday aboard a plane headed to Africa, a continent ravaged by AIDS. "On the contrary, it increases the problem."

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2009, 10:10 AM

I often trust the Pope for my scientific analyses.

mousepod · 03-18-2009, 10:24 AM

To paraphrase the recent episode of South Park: "he is re-tar-ded"

Snowflake · 03-18-2009, 10:28 AM

Idiot. I'm sorry, the Pope is a butthead.

Moonliner · 03-18-2009, 10:35 AM

Now now guys, we all know the Pope is infallible so let's run the numbers:

1 in 1,000: Chance to contract aids during unprotected vaginal sex

6 in 100: Chance of contracting aids with a condom (relative to unprotected)

So, let's say we have a population of 1,000,000 HIV positives getting busy with non infected partners.

You could expect:

1,000 New cases of HIV if they all have unprotected sex.

60 New cases of HIV if they all use condoms.

So in order for the popes claim to work, enough couples need to choose abstinence over sex simply because they do not have access to a condom.

We can only have 60,000 couples having unprotected sex or we get more cases of HIV, so that implies that out of our original 1,000,000 couples ~940,000 of them must opt out of sex due to not having a condom.

Sure, that makes sense.

cirquelover · 03-18-2009, 11:26 AM

I saw this yesterday and thought " this guy is truly an idiot!" especially when you add in some of the other hair brained things he's come up with! I'm sure Africa is thrilled to have him there for the first pontiff visit

Alex · 03-18-2009, 11:29 AM

Well, he's right. If everybody had sex the way he thinks it should be had then it would be a more reliable block to spreading AIDS than condom use.

Sure, it is stupid public policy but religion generally isn't in the business of telling you how best to sin.

flippyshark · 03-18-2009, 11:30 AM

This goes beyond idiocy and into criminal atrocity.

Gemini Cricket · 03-18-2009, 11:40 AM

Once again, the Catholic Church illustrates that they are profoundly out of touch with just about everything. Is this latest comment of his about condoms any surprise? No. It's been the church's stance for a long time, even in the 80's when HIV/AIDS was discovered and was killing hundreds of thousands of people. The man is an idiot. But I also believe that even many Catholics disagree with him on this one.

Not Afraid · 03-18-2009, 12:20 PM

The Pope says it, it MUST be true!

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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Idiot. I'm sorry, the Pope is a butthead.
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03-18-2009, 10:35 AM	#5
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Now now guys, we all know the Pope is infallible so let's run the numbers: 1 in 1,000: Chance to contract aids during unprotected vaginal sex 6 in 100: Chance of contracting aids with a condom (relative to unprotected) So, let's say we have a population of 1,000,000 HIV positives getting busy with non infected partners. You could expect: 1,000 New cases of HIV if they all have unprotected sex. 60 New cases of HIV if they all use condoms. So in order for the popes claim to work, enough couples need to choose abstinence over sex simply because they do not have access to a condom. We can only have 60,000 couples having unprotected sex or we get more cases of HIV, so that implies that out of our original 1,000,000 couples ~940,000 of them must opt out of sex due to not having a condom. Sure, that makes sense. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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03-18-2009, 11:26 AM	#6
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	I saw this yesterday and thought " this guy is truly an idiot!" especially when you add in some of the other hair brained things he's come up with! I'm sure Africa is thrilled to have him there for the first pontiff visit
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03-18-2009, 11:29 AM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well, he's right. If everybody had sex the way he thinks it should be had then it would be a more reliable block to spreading AIDS than condom use. Sure, it is stupid public policy but religion generally isn't in the business of telling you how best to sin.
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03-18-2009, 11:30 AM	#8
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	This goes beyond idiocy and into criminal atrocity.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Once again, the Catholic Church illustrates that they are profoundly out of touch with just about everything. Is this latest comment of his about condoms any surprise? No. It's been the church's stance for a long time, even in the 80's when HIV/AIDS was discovered and was killing hundreds of thousands of people. The man is an idiot. But I also believe that even many Catholics disagree with him on this one.
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03-18-2009, 12:20 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	The Pope says it, it MUST be true!
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