Pope Benedict XVI made a statement that was considered an exception to a policy that the catholic church has long stood by. The Pope said that the use of contraceptives was beneficial in the prevention of the spread of aids. The Pope was very careful in his statement, being sure to not condone or lead people to believe that the catholic church is in any sense changing their stance on condom use. This action seems to be somewhat shocking as the Catholic church has had such strong feelings for such a long time in opposition to contraceptives. Some are tying in these events to previous instances of Benedict being criticized for stating that only abstinence and fidelity have proven to be effective steps towards AIDS prevention. There are plans to put the interviews into a book and excerpts are set to be released online in the near future.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21pope.html?_r=1&ref=world
Andrew Gates
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