(It was that way when I got here.)
I'm glad the Pope hoopla has simmered down in the media. It made me ill to watch the constant coverage of one pope's death, and the election of a new one. The press was so delicate, so tactful in their treatment of Catholic 'issues'. Instead of broadcasting the hyped up pomp and circumstance, they should have been asking harder questions. Same sex marriage, women in clergy, and celibacy vow issues were given a lot of emphasis, but the meatier problems of those trying to survive while adhering to Catholic doctrines weren't given nearly enough attention.
How can the Catholic church continue to teach that use of condoms is immoral? AIDS in Africa is spreading exponentially, the birth rate is out of control, infant and child mortality rates are frightening. In my opinion, the Vatican is endorsing a way of life that belongs in the dark ages. I don't understand how educated and enlightened Catholics can stay within a faith system that actively abuses and/or ignores basic human rights.
Why do national leaders feel compelled to kiss the ring (not to mention the arse) of Papal leaders? If an African government were to tell its citizens that usage of a condom to prevent transmission of a disease were illegal, told them not to use birth control, wouldn't the UN be compelled to list them as human rights abusers?
I think its time for Catholics to start a revolution, a coup d'etat in the Vatican. Either that, or actively boycott the collection plates
A.J. Ayer, Humanist Outlook
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