If there is anything I have learned in the years that I’ve been writing and speaking publicly, it is that if you don’t know what you are talking about, the best policy is generally to shut up. Don’t always manage to do that, but every time I have an episode of foot in mouth, believe me, I live to mightily regret it. Which is why in regard to the following, I offer the Pope this piece of sage advice–you do not have a fricking clue what you are talking about, so do us all a favor and just shut up.
Pope Benedict XVI says the distribution of condoms is not the answer in the fight against AIDS.
Benedict insisted that the church is in the forefront of the battle against AIDS in Africa. He spoke Tuesday aboard the papal plane on his way to Africa, his first trip to the continent as pontiff.
Benedict said “you can’t resolve it with the distribution of condoms.” He said that “on the contrary it increases the problem.”
I suppose that after the recent Vatican pronouncements regarding the relative importance of the pill versus washing machines, we really shouldn’t be surprised.
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