By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Contrary to what the secular media has been trumpeting all weekend, a Vatican spokesman has clarified that statements made by the Pope in an upcoming book about the use of condoms to avoid transmission of AIDS does not contradict Church teaching, but rather affirms it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During his first papal trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out in defense of the dignity of women and deplored those who promote abortion as a matter of “reproductive health.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As he embarked on the first leg of his historic trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI took the time to speak with reporters about a variety of issues ranging from his private life to the Church’s approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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