So the pope visits the US for the first time. On his way out, he mumbles a few words of shame and regret over the scandal of unauthorised Fatherly Fiddling by his own clergy (about bloody time), and oh yes, reinforces his firm and unyielding views on abortion, contraception and gay marriage. Again.
The pope is under the misapprehension that the teachings of the church in this regard keep his flock on his straight and narrow road, ready to be beamed up to heaven when they die. The silly thing is that it doesn't at all - modern, western catholics, by and large, have the kind of (straight) sex they want to, when they want to, let their families grow according to how many children they want to have and can afford, and even get divorced when things don't work out. No, the people who actually listen to the pope, and his evil wizards, are POOR people in NON-WESTERN and developing nations with fewer human rights laws and much worse access to education. These are the people who are having very large families, with women who die in childbirth or after illegal and barbarous abortion procedures, and men women and children who are infected with HIV/AIDS. And the pope MIGHT consider 'allowing' condom use between married partners to protect an HIV negative partner. MIGHT. Tell me in the mean time, are these people supposed to not have sex, not procreate? Or should they risk their own lives and those of their children with unprotected sex?
The pope would do well to consider the harm the policies of the church are causing, not least to move forward with his congregation; according to Pink News, 60% of Catholics don't agree with the church's stance on, at the very least, contraception and abortion.
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