tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post4830978113634295250..comments2023-10-01T12:43:06.682+02:00Comments on Malta Gay News Library: The reason why the Pope is WRONG on condomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-3256977832819012612011-06-10T10:06:18.981+02:002011-06-10T10:06:18.981+02:00A curious observation. If a sexually active man ha...A curious observation. If a sexually active man has sex with a 50+ lady, the incidence of procreation is nil, being in her menopause, or the odds are so. In such a case, what would the Pope's argument be? Ah, he would say that it's all in the mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-19808776790751333572009-06-05T15:25:44.947+02:002009-06-05T15:25:44.947+02:00Thank you Michael. you are right but I wanted to k...Thank you Michael. you are right but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible to explain the concept of the multiplier effect. In fact condoms are more than 90% effective and the numbers I used (a person having sex with 1+10 people in 5 years) might be a bit high but it is easier to explain with round numbers. I used conditional probability where a person had sex given that he was exposed to the danger of infection. <br /><br />My point is to show the concept that condoms do not aggravate the possibility to transmitting the disease as the Pope is saying and that if no cheap cure is found, it could ruin the health-care systems around the world in 20 years time.Dr Inġ. Patrick Attardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663871196094624701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-37849755876999456202009-06-05T09:55:27.106+02:002009-06-05T09:55:27.106+02:00Your reasoning has also 1 flaw, in that you are as...Your reasoning has also 1 flaw, in that you are assuming that HIV is always 100% transmissable, which is definetly not true, and there are various factors involving transmission, including whether patient is on treatment, viral load, severity of disease etc etc...<br /><br />But interesting point you manage to bring out here :) and definetly very valid.Mibonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876407017005809616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-10572737940801220952009-05-29T10:48:19.423+02:002009-05-29T10:48:19.423+02:00March 19, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -
Edward C. Gree...March 19, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -<br />Edward C. Green, director of the AIDS Prevention Research Project at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, has said that the evidence confirms that the Pope is correct in his assessment that condom distribution exacerbates the problem of AIDS. <br /><br />http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09031906.html<br /><br />God bless you all :-)ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051173496242579065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-4191767643389162002009-05-24T01:07:33.636+02:002009-05-24T01:07:33.636+02:00Why do we bother with this little vindictive man? ...Why do we bother with this little vindictive man? He is still living in Nazi time. And they say the Holy Spirit guides the consistory of cardinals! The Holy Spirit must have surely been well and truly asleep when this little clown in prada shoes, jewelry and other fineries was elected. And what about his voice?<br />Joseph Carmel ChetcutiJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306531500434636785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-55256851770321506772009-05-21T20:26:40.576+02:002009-05-21T20:26:40.576+02:00Carla Bruni criticises Pope Benedict XVI
Carla Bru...Carla Bruni criticises Pope Benedict XVI<br />Carla Bruni has issued a scathing attack on Pope Benedict XVI saying that she has allowed her Catholic faith to lapse because of his approach to contraception in Africa.<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5345389/Carla-Bruni-criticises-Pope-Benedict-XVI.htmlDr Inġ. Patrick Attardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663871196094624701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183069977646561583.post-12677276395259494542009-05-21T18:39:55.801+02:002009-05-21T18:39:55.801+02:00The issue is not whether or not a condom is effect...The issue is not whether or not a condom is effective (90 or 95%), the issue is the people who use them, or rather, don't use them. It is a well-known fact that people who are not afraid of being infected by STD's do not use condoms even though it has been recommended. In the Netherlands, every year a study gets carried out which shows that many youngsters use condoms less and less because they are not afraid of contracting any scary disease. An array of excuses is always ready to be used why people did not use condoms.<br /> <br />When condoms are just randomly handed out without those who hand them out bothering about educating those who are supposed to use them, then a problem arises. These persons might have the same (or more) promiscuous relations, not using those condoms because they kill romance, don't feel natural, because they forgot it, and all the other reasons that people can think of why NOT to use a condom. The problem is that people tend to rate their behaviour safer than it actually is, even when they have condoms and don't use it (don't ask me about the psychological reasons though).<br /> <br />Looked at it this way (and I believe that the pope's words were to this extent), randomly and indiscriminately handing out condoms might not help at all and actually indeed aggravate the problem; people feel safer but actually behaving just as bad if not worse.<br /> <br />It is not for nothing that in Kenya, the ABC method has proved most effective: educational campaigns in which Abstinence is firstly promoted, then "Be faithful" (or something) and then "use of Condoms". True the pope would of couse also be against this method but I have to agree that just handing out condoms does absolutely nothing to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com