I do not know about the odds, Matthijs, but I do wish they'd do that ... Fidelity and Condoms walking hand in hand !
On Mar 23, 4:15 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ... ! ! !- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
