Pope Benedict
Priests to "Forgive" Women for Having Abortions
"World Youth Day" in Madrid, Pope Benedict will forgive women who had abortions rather than excommunicating them from the Catholic church, as is the traditional (read: prejudiced/patriarchal) post-abortion protocol. In order to be "forgiven" for their "sins," women who had abortions will have to confess to having had abortions, admit to having taken an "innocent human life," and appear truly sorry. More here.
Priests to "Forgive" Women for Having Abortions
"World Youth Day" in Madrid, Pope Benedict will forgive women who had abortions rather than excommunicating them from the Catholic church, as is the traditional (read: prejudiced/patriarchal) post-abortion protocol. In order to be "forgiven" for their "sins," women who had abortions will have to confess to having had abortions, admit to having taken an "innocent human life," and appear truly sorry. More here.
Pope Benedict and Condoms: a Touchy Subject
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
July 14, 2011 - 12:02pm (Print)
The payoff for getting into debates with today's Catholic hierarchy seems pretty low.
Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit
At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV.
Morning Roundup: Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies by Providing a Year of Contraception
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 28, 2011 - 11:26am (Print)
Draft regulations in the UK aim to tell women the truth about abortion, Medicaid-covered midwifery in Idaho, the Pope talks to doctors instead of women, Wyoming rejects mandatory ultrasound bill, and dramatic reductions in unplanned pregnancies by giving women a year of birth control at a time.
Ross Douthat Has Some Predictably Asinine Opinions About the Catholic Church + Contraception
Ross always seems eager (like, weirdly eager) to opine on women’s sexual choices and the inevitable deviance of those choices. Like usual, he’s reluctant to come right out and say that he thinks that birth control is only for bad, bad women, but that seems to be the bottom line.
Roundup: More on the Pope and Condoms
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
November 22, 2010 - 11:15am (Print)
Reactions from around the world on the Pope's statement on condoms, plus why a supermodel got involved in maternal health activism.
Pope Okays Use of Condoms in "Some Situations"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 21, 2010 - 6:09pm (Print)
In a reversal of long standing teachings, the Pope has reversed the Vatican's prohibition of condoms for HIV prevention in "some situations." Birth control remains banned.
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Pope OK's Condom Use- But Only if You're a Gigolo
In comments released today from the Vatican, Pope Benedict seems to have changed his mind a teensy tiny bit on the morality of condom use.
Roundup: Protesting the Pope in the UK
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
September 17, 2010 - 9:02am (Print)
Pope Benedict is in the United Kingdom for a four-day visit, and will be met with a "Protest the Pope" campaign by activists opposed to the Vatican's stance on the child sex abuse scandal, contraception, women, and homosexuality.
