Catholics amaze me. I’m sorry if anyone who reads this is Catholic, but your church leaders have got to be the stodgiest old farts who ever managed to reach a position where they can tell people what to do. Take, for instance, the Catholic church’s ban–yes, ban–on condoms. Um…does anyone else fail to see the logic behind that? Apparently, condoms are “evil” and the only method two people should use to avoid pregnancy while still having sex is to not have sex at all. Now, this doesn’t really seem like a good plan to me. People will have sex. It’s what people do. Telling them that they can’t use condoms will only result in one thing: more babies. If they were going to use a condom in the first place, it’s obvious that this is something they don’t want. Ergo, it would be in the world’s favor to allow people to use condoms in order to keep the population level down, especially since the Catholic church refuses to allow single women to adopt. Or something like that.
The Catholic Church will, however, allow limited condom use for couples with HIV/AIDS, to prevent the spread of the disease. Considering that latex condoms are highly effective when it comes to stopping HIV, this seems like a much better idea than mere abstinence. Sex isn’t the only way HIV gets around…
At any rate, this is just one more thing I don’t like about the Catholic church. Again, I apologize to any Catholics who happen across this. It’s just that I prefer to do things my own way. Religion is one thing, complete control of peoples’ life choices is another.
