YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI said condoms are not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and can make the problem worse, setting off criticism Tuesday as he began a weeklong trip to the continent where some 22 million people are living with HIV. Benedict’s first statement on an issue that has divided even Catholic clergy working with AIDS patients came hours before he arrived in Cameroon’s capital — greeted by thousands of flag-waving faithful who stood shoulder-to-shoulder in red dirt fields and jammed downtown streets for a glimpse of the pontiff’s motorcade.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Pope: Condoms won’t solve AIDS in Africa
By The Associated Press
March 16, 2009