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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Additionally, places like the Phillipines have had huge explosions in HIV infection because of the religious influence of the Catholic Church, who expressly forbids condom usage. Of course this doesn't stop sex, but when you are indoctrinated into a faith from birth, it's hard to think logically and rationally about safe sex choices, especially when safe sex with a condom is considered a mortal sin.
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Hamas,
The Catholic Church also forbids sex until marriage. Wouldn't listening to the Catholic Church's position on this lessen the spread of HIV? Why do people listen to the Church when they say "Don't use condoms" but not "Save sex for marriage."