Cardinal Egan chided the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for its plan to distribute 18 million condoms to the public for free in an effort to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. According to Egan, the city’s initiative and encourages “inappropriate sexual activity.”
Cardinal Geraldo Majella Angelo, Brazil
In the months preceding the papal visit to Brazil, officials came under harsh attack from the country’s Roman Catholic hierarchy for the government’s support of comprehensive sex education and a successful AIDS prevention program which distributes free condoms. On the television program Fantastico, Cardinal Majella, the head of the National Bishops Conference commented, “We cannot agree with condoms because they turn life into a life without responsibility.” In a later interview he added that “the use of the condom encourages people to have inconsequential and irresponsible sex.”
Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki, Nairobi
During the opening of the national religious leaders’ conference on stigma, denial and discrimination in Kenya, Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki urged the government to ban advertising and distributing condoms. He insisted, “There are no two ways about it…. When condoms are provided anyhowly, chances of promiscuity increase since a majority of our people end up engaging in casual sex.”
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Cardinal Egan chided the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for its plan to distribute 18 million condoms to the public for free in an effort to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. According to Egan, the city’s initiative and encourages “inappropriate sexual activity.”
Cardinal Geraldo Majella Angelo, Brazil
In the months preceding the papal visit to Brazil, officials came under harsh attack from the country’s Roman Catholic hierarchy for the government’s support of comprehensive sex education and a successful AIDS prevention program which distributes free condoms. On the television program Fantastico, Cardinal Majella, the head of the National Bishops Conference commented, “We cannot agree with condoms because they turn life into a life without responsibility.” In a later interview he added that “the use of the condom encourages people to have inconsequential and irresponsible sex.”
Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki, Nairobi
During the opening of the national religious leaders’ conference on stigma, denial and discrimination in Kenya, Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki urged the government to ban advertising and distributing condoms. He insisted, “There are no two ways about it…. When condoms are provided anyhowly, chances of promiscuity increase since a majority of our people end up engaging in casual sex.”