How big are the odds to see the roman catholic path walk hand in hand with that of the ' scientific ' condoms??
On 23 mrt, 08:07, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > On the face of it, Pope's command barring use of condoms for Aids > prevention is unacceptable. There are multiple reasons why, the > primary of which is the well - known effect : condoms are an > effective means to prevents Aids. > > But, I recently discovered Pope's reasons for his commandment : that, > the practice of condoms absolves individuals of their responsibility > towards their spouse, of Fidelity towards them. It's a moral most of > us live by, barring exceptional circumstances when we fail to uphold > the fidelity value. > > The Abstinence part, as I understand, is fundamental to Roman Catholic > precepts. It, perhaps, calls upon individuals not to indulge in sex > for the pleasure of it, but only if one desires to procreate. That is, > if procreation is not purpose, then one should abstain. > > I understand abstinence as a matter of practice laid down for > practitioners of Roman Catholic faith, for realisation of whatever it > is for which the Church was set up. People who disagree are free to > quit the faith. There is therefore little to be critical of the > practice, it being a part of the Roman Catholic path, unless one is > not free to quit the faith, in which case the forceful adherence would > be in contravention of Fundamental Rights guaranteed in all modern - > day democracies I know of. > > It is the Fidelity vs Condoms stance that we might find interesting > enough to discuss. The Pope would have us see cheaply available > Condoms as both an inducing cause for licentious ( read, > irresponsible ) behaviour and as a an easy crutch on which we can rest > and carry on with our infidelities ! > > I see merit both ways : that of the Church and of Condoms. Clearly, I > stand confused. Rescuuuue meee ... ! ! ! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
