Condom position a contradiction
I have long been profoundly dismayed by the Vatican's anti-condom position. Although I disavowed the hypocrisy and contradictions of Catholic doctrine in my teens, it held at the time that conception could be prevented intentionally through the "rhythm method" but not by the use of "artificial means." The intent is the same but both methods are not acceptable despite condoms being more dependable.
No rational compassionate person wants to see an unwanted pregnancy or abortion, yet the use of condoms could go far in avoiding both. The biological purpose of sex is procreation but in the real world, it can be an expression of love or simply for physical pleasure. The Vatican needs to get into that world because that is not going to change.
The Vatican says the use of condoms as it relates to HIV prevention is "still immoral" but is essentially condoning it because it will save lives. How do the Catholic faithful resolve that contradiction?
Do those high-minded hypocrites in the Vatican not see that the use of condoms will do the same by preventing pregnancies which result in abortion? Does being immoral condemn the perpetrators to the hell which the Catholic hierarchy uses to create fear and conform behavior?
The very concept of a posthumous existence of eternal damnation and suffering would be laughable if it did not so profoundly and negatively affect so many people.
Harold Wagner
Guilderland
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