Spain bishops deny condom rethink
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The Roman Catholic Church in Spain denies any relaxation of the Catholic ban on the use of condoms.
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Pope Benedict said on Friday   Catholic politicians could not be swayed by opinion polls and   social trends into supporting practices such as abortion and   the "folly" of gay marriage.
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South Africa's health minister took another controversial foray into the AIDS debate Thursday by questioning international medical studies that say circumcision helps reduce HIV infections in men
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MADRID, Spain The Catholic Church is slamming the Spanish government&#39;s plan to legalize gay marriage. The church is furious with the changes planned by the Socialist government, saying legalizing gay marriage
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The Vatican argues that condoms are unacceptable for curbing the spread of disease because they violate church teachings against birth control.
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MADRID, Oct 20 (IPS) - A group of Catholic theologians in Spain have   criticised the local Church leadership for lashing out against  the  legislative reforms promoted by the socialist government of  Prime Minister  JosÃ© Luis RodrÃ­guez Zapatero, which include  measures that would reduce the  financing that the Church  receives from the state.
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Despite repeated criticism from the Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet has approved a bill that would allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.
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What does the Roman Catholic Church really think about the use of condoms to fight AIDS? It seems to depend on who is doing the talking.
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Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.
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The Roman Catholic Church in Spain acknowledges that condoms could play a role in the global fight against Aids.
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An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop
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The top UN AIDS official in Uganda is denying reports the government is pressuring his agency not to promote the use of condoms. However, heâs concerned that some people may be trying to mix facts about HIV/AIDS with ideology.
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Bishop Antonio Montes Moreira compares abortion to the hanging of Saddam Hussein. Meanwhile, parish priest Tarsicio Alves warns worshippers they'll be automatically excommunicated if they vote "yes" in a referendum Sunday.
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Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded "abstinence only" sex-education materials are full of false or misleading statements about the effectiveness of condoms and other issues.  Now the Bush administration is firing back, charging that programs that endorse condom use also are...
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In a radical shift, Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have for the first time accepted the use of condoms to combat AIDS, reigniting a moral and religious debate but drawing a sharp response from the Vatican.
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The Spanish Catholic Church's about-face on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS was met with anger by left-wing politicians, commentators and gay rights groups who labeled the church's position as unreasonable and inhuman.