We Need Anti Pope, Pro Condom T-shirts!!

By: ZurFred | Mar 20, 2009 |  2

Categories: Health & Wellness

Just got this from AVAAZ and I think it’s worth spreading about. Maybe we could counter the Pope’s archaic and dangerous worldview with some organic t-shirts.

From AVAAZ:
This week, in his first visit to Africa, Pope Benedict said: “Don’t use condoms - even to prevent the spread of AIDS”.

The Pope’s statement is a huge setback to decades of hard work on AIDS prevention, education and awareness. With powerful influence over more than 1.1 billion Catholics in the world, and with 22 million HIV positive Africans, these words could dramatically affect the AIDS pandemic and put millions of lives at risk. Worldwide pressure on the Vatican is starting to show results - sign our urgent petition asking the Pope to immediately stop speaking out against condoms:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/pope_benedict_petition

Everyone is entitled to their own religious and personal beliefs, but the Pope - who holds enormous moral authority for millions - is spreading dangerous misinformation. His claim that condoms make AIDS worse is untrue. And deadly.

The fact is, HIV and AIDS are prevented by condom use. That is why even priests and nuns working in Africa have questioned the Pope’s misleading statements.

We may not be asking the Catholic Church to change its broader position, but we are asking the Pope to stop actively speaking out against prevention strategies that work. It’s important that people of all beliefs, especially Catholics, show that they do not approve of the Pope�s dangerous anti-condom statements. Sign below then spread the word to your friends and family - this petition could actually save lives:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/pope_benedict_petition

25 million people worldwide have already died of AIDS, and 12 million children have been left without parents. If enough of us join this outcry now, we could win an important battle in the struggle for a world without AIDS.

With hope,

Alice, Ben, Graziela, Ricken, Iain, Brett, Paula, Pascal, Luis, Paul, Veronique, Milena and the whole Avaaz team

Sources:

The Pope’s statement opposing condoms (BBC):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7951839.stm

Condoms ‘aggravate’ AIDS scourge, Pope says:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1399781

CNN Report on the Pope�s anti-condom position:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhxqvVmgEbg&feature=related

Vatican retraction of condom statement:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5934912.ece

Growth of the Catholic Church in Africa, see:
http://www.zenit.org/article-18894?l=english and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29777984/

South African Bishop supporting condom use:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29777984/

UNAIDS Report on the AIDS epidemic:
http://www.unaids.org/en/CountryResponses/Regions/default.asp

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I agree!!!  Is it any wonder the Catholic Church is loosing converts left, right and center. Now they can only build their fan base in the poorest and least educated parts of the world, and all the while killing them in the process.

By: FreFee
posted: March 22, 2009 at 07:47 PM

PoPe only wears PradA. No Tees

By: Kramer
posted: March 28, 2009 at 02:54 AM