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The Pope Is Largely Responsible For The AIDS Epedemic In Africa.
The vast majority of the African population are God-fearing Catholics and they see the Pope as the head of their religion on Earth. So when he says contraception is the work of the Devil and you will be comitting a mortal sin against God if you use it, they aren't going to ignore him now are they. Hence, they would rather contract HIV than use a condom. He's got them trapped by religion, and as a result, the disease continues to spread.
 Jakers  05 May 2008 01:13
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I completely agree. He has condemned the use of contraception and so AID's can be spread much more easily.
 
 ibanex_87  05 May 2008 09:12
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Wow, I must say that is an amazing point. No matter what someone might say about "no that's not right", hey you've got to give him props for thinking of such a proposal.
I mean, it is true. Since any sort of birth control is a 'sin', then they cannot and will not use it.
 
 insanity  05 May 2008 04:38
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I don't think the Pope has that much sway. Most don't know a thing about the Pope. The Popes word doesn't trump the individuals personal safety.
 
 Specter87  31 Oct 2008 19:41
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 Yeah, but these people in Africa, they're hungry, poverty stricken and then a someone comes along, tells them about God, and voila, they have hope of something better. Perhaps in a developed society he wouldn't have that much sway, but in Africa, it is not so.
by  Jakers
 31 Oct 2008 22:06
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Doubtful.

Where was the Pope when it was YOU having unprotected-sex;-)
Don't blame anyone else for your weaknesses and sins and mistakes.

Everyone can only hang for their OWN sins/mistakes.
 
 sylverwyld  31 Oct 2008 19:31
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 You did read the 'In Africa' bit didn't you?
In Africa, it's plausible. Because they're crazy about Catholicism. And he's the Pope. The figure head of their religion.
by  Jakers
 31 Oct 2008 22:00
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What the cr@p? The pope told them that having unprotected sex is the work of the devil, then they have sex without condoms, so overall it's the pope's fault for giving them the the concept of unprotected sex?
That makes sense.
 
 wallaceg12  30 Oct 2008 17:01
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 I didn't say that he gave them the concept of unprotected sex. That's innate. My point is that he dissuaded them from using contraception and they aren't going to ignore him because he's the Pope and they're heavily religious.
by  Jakers
 31 Oct 2008 18:54
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The current Pope isn't responsible for the spread of aids. Neither is the RC churches stance on abortion. People are. Condoms are handed out by the truck load. Condoms don't stop the spread of aids, if people won't ware them.
 
 keepmindok  01 Aug 2008 13:43
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Making sex is not an obligation, nobody is forced to it.
 
 jcsaggi  30 Jun 2008 05:56
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 How can anyone make sex?
Well, thanks to the mahoosive fatality rate of infants over there, reproduction is pretty important. And you're forgetting rape.
by  Jakers
 01 Jul 2008 10:42
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Wow, is THIS debate gonna open up a can of worms!
Yes, certainly the pope’s condemnation of birth control (specifically condoms) among African Catholics has facilitated its spread. This same stricture is responsible for the severe poverty of the region, and of Latin America, too.
But, in truth, as much as I love to bash the pope as an international criminal, there is another, more pressing reason for the spread of AIDS in Africa.
There is a major highway from Central to Southern Africa that is lined with brothels. Prostitutes can charge more if they allow a man to not use a condom. Also, if a girl is a virgin, men will pay a lot more. Of course, AIDS quickly became rampant among whores.
These truck drivers contract AIDS by the millions and bring it home to their unwitting wives. When the wives become pregnant, the baby is also infected.
 
 chispa  11 May 2008 00:44
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AIDs is all down to America, the Human immunodeficiency virus is thought to have originated in non-human primates in sub-Saharan Africa and transferred to humans during the 20th century. The epidemic officially began on 5 June 1981. After American Documentry makers paid Africans to have sex with chips to show how "back ward" the Africans were to the yanks. Thus HIV AIDs is down to Americans.
 
 muin13  05 May 2008 05:18
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 So if I paid you to have sex with someone with AIDS, would you? And if you did, would it make it my fault?
by  codeman
 05 May 2008 05:28
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Actually the vast majority of Africans are Hindus. Also the Pope teaches not to have sex before you're married. So if you are a virgin and you get married to another virgin how can the HIV, AIDS epedemic spred? So how does he have them "trapped by religion" when religion could stop the epedemic?
 
 codeman  05 May 2008 04:58
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 'Actually the vast majority of Africans are Hindus'??? Seriously you must be on crack!!!
by  Monster
 05 May 2008 10:34
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No, it isn't. Based on this data,
 
 Mark  05 May 2008 01:22
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 I'll read it later.
by  Jakers
 05 May 2008 01:51
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