The African trip of Benedict XVI 
The Pope is preparing for another trip, perhaps most important, so far, of his pontificate. It is now leaving for the Holy Land. But I do not want to talk about this. Rather, I want to take a step back, the last trip of Benedict XVI that was held last March 17 to 23 in Africa. The Holy Father has addressed several issues during his visit to Cameroon and Angola, in answer to humanitarian aid to West African countries, the need for freedom and democracy, on the history and problems of the African Church, and of course the terrible scourge AIDS. Just about it theme, the statements of the Pope, about the use and value of condoms in combating the epidemic, have stirred the hornet's nest of controversy and accusations. "It's a tragedy that can not be exceeded only with the money, it can not be overcome with the distribution of condoms, which in fact increases the problems," said the Pontiff. "We need instead a moral and proper human behavior - he continued - and a great attention to the sick," suffering with the suffering "." These words, as expected in a West where freedom of thought is limited in the politically correct, have provoked harsh criticism from various governments, especially in Europe, and various politicians of half of Europe. The new "priests" of the West have torn his clothes in front of such "blasphemy" and did not lose time to reiterate the usual rigamarole of condoms as a panacea for all ills. But some have done more, such as Spain, in addition to "remedy" in words, did a concrete gesture of solidarity in Africa has sent a million condoms (how generous!). Yet Benedict XVI did not merely reiterate the position of the Catholic Church (as expressed in the same continent, even from John Paul II) and remember that only condoms are ineffective, since it leaves a margin of approximately 20% risk. But it is not Catholic sexual morality in the field you want to discuss. Here you want to discuss the facts and the facts speak clear enough data in hand, after 20 years of a pandemic, there is no scientific evidence that condoms lead to less than Aids. In contrast, in Uganda where the approach to AIDS so-called "ABC" (Abstain, Be faithful, use Condoms, Abstinence ie, Faithful, Condoms) has been focused on the first two points, it was detected by a decrease in HIV 20 to 6%. It is therefore misleading to put the issue on the same site of the clash between "believers" and "secular": what is at stake here is the tool more effective in combating the AIDS epidemic. Everyone is free to propose his own and if they take the responsibility, to the men (and before God), the results speak for themselves. Moreover, "contra factum non valet argumentum".
The Pope is preparing for another trip, perhaps most important, so far, of his pontificate. It is now leaving for the Holy Land. But I do not want to talk about this. Rather, I want to take a step back, the last trip of Benedict XVI that was held last March 17 to 23 in Africa. The Holy Father has addressed several issues during his visit to Cameroon and Angola, in answer to humanitarian aid to West African countries, the need for freedom and democracy, on the history and problems of the African Church, and of course the terrible scourge AIDS. Just about it theme, the statements of the Pope, about the use and value of condoms in combating the epidemic, have stirred the hornet's nest of controversy and accusations. "It's a tragedy that can not be exceeded only with the money, it can not be overcome with the distribution of condoms, which in fact increases the problems," said the Pontiff. "We need instead a moral and proper human behavior - he continued - and a great attention to the sick," suffering with the suffering "." These words, as expected in a West where freedom of thought is limited in the politically correct, have provoked harsh criticism from various governments, especially in Europe, and various politicians of half of Europe. The new "priests" of the West have torn his clothes in front of such "blasphemy" and did not lose time to reiterate the usual rigamarole of condoms as a panacea for all ills. But some have done more, such as Spain, in addition to "remedy" in words, did a concrete gesture of solidarity in Africa has sent a million condoms (how generous!). Yet Benedict XVI did not merely reiterate the position of the Catholic Church (as expressed in the same continent, even from John Paul II) and remember that only condoms are ineffective, since it leaves a margin of approximately 20% risk. But it is not Catholic sexual morality in the field you want to discuss. Here you want to discuss the facts and the facts speak clear enough data in hand, after 20 years of a pandemic, there is no scientific evidence that condoms lead to less than Aids. In contrast, in Uganda where the approach to AIDS so-called "ABC" (Abstain, Be faithful, use Condoms, Abstinence ie, Faithful, Condoms) has been focused on the first two points, it was detected by a decrease in HIV 20 to 6%. It is therefore misleading to put the issue on the same site of the clash between "believers" and "secular": what is at stake here is the tool more effective in combating the AIDS epidemic. Everyone is free to propose his own and if they take the responsibility, to the men (and before God), the results speak for themselves. Moreover, "contra factum non valet argumentum". 
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