NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, November 30, 2005

South African bishop opposes Vatican's ban on condoms

By Jason Beaubien, NPR

 

A Catholic bishop in South Africa has become a leading opponent of the church's ban on the use of condoms. Bishop Kevin Dowling presides over Rustenburg, an impoverished mining town that has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS. With so much suffering caused by the virus, Dowling considers the Vatican's ban morally unacceptable.


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