People Do.
The fallacy in the Papal reasoning that tries to prevent sexual exploitation and banalization akin to 'administering a drug' to oneself by the availability of condom use (e.g. not a blanket prohibition) is that it completely ignores the fact that women are intelligent beings who can tell when they are being used and not and can stop men from having sex with them. If they can not, against their will, it is a crime called rape. When all the Papal decisionmakers and policy formers in the consigliary have had zero intimate experience (or close to none) with women, they may never have heard a strong female rebuff or rebuke to a come on. They may never have met a strong woman telling them where to go- and now the googley eyed ones in church just throw them money and can't wait to get thrown a bone of attention.
Condoms are a piece of plastic. When they didn't have them guys just tried the 'withdrawal' method and it did not stop anyone from being a jerk. It also did not stop transmission of venereal and auto-immune diseases.
The emphasis should be on the education of the meaning of male honor and sexual responsibility in men. The church can't help men grow up until it grows up and learns how to interact responsibly, honorably and respectfully with women on an equal plane.
If your sister or mother had a terrible sweet tooth and could not stop herself from gorging on sweets until she became diabetic, after she was diabetic would you think it moral to deny her insulin? Granted she was a very bad girl, totally uncontrolled, self-indulgent even. Now she has a disease. Should we let her die now? If you said yes, I am sending the guys with the white coats and long white sleeves after you.
If someone with HIV has sex with his partner (of any gender) should we protect that partner from dying? I cannot believe that this issue is even controversial. Seriously. I cannot believe anyone has five seconds of reservation about the answer.
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