What the Pope REALLY said about condoms

Given all the misunderstanding and (deliberate distortions by some quarters) of Pope Benedict XVI’s statement on condom use to fight HIV/AIDS, here is a short list of resources that put his words into context and spell out — quite clearly — what the Pope really said.

Don’t be surprised, however, if you don’t find anything earthshaking in these resources. The fact is that the Pope didn’t change any of the Church’s traditional teachings. He actually affirmed them.

Sadly, I don’t expect the usual anti-Catholics and Church-haters to care what the Pope really said. There are simply some people who are bent on distorting anything anyone says to suit their own agenda.

No matter. This list is for those who actually care about the truth.

• The Pope Said WHAT about Condoms???
  By Jimmy Akin
  http://www.jimmyakin.org/2010/11/the-pope-said-what-about-condoms.html

• Analysis: What the Pope really said about condoms
  By Alan Holdren
  http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/analysis-what-the-pope-really-said-about-condoms/

• Pope Benedict on condoms in “Light of the World”
  Janet E. Smith
  http://www.catholicworldreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=220:pope-benedict-on-condoms-in-qlight-of-the-worldq&catid=53:cwr2010&Itemid=70

• Aide: Benedict XVI Doesn’t Justify Condom Use
  From Zenit
  http://www.zenit.org/article-31025?l=english

• The Pope in the News!
  From RealCatholicTV (Michael Voris on The Vortex)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aS1VgoUxbE

Happy reading (and viewing)!