Vatican studies condom use to fight AIDS: South African bishop describes "ethical imperative"
Welcoming news that the Vatican is considering approving condom use by those with HIV/AIDS, a South African Catholic bishop fighting the pandemic said April 25 that the church must look beyond its teaching on sexual conduct to regard condom use as an “ethical imperative.”
Speaking in a conference call from an AIDS prevention meeting in Washington, Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, South Africa, said he hopes the study will ultimately relax the Vatican’s 1968 ban on condoms rather than reinforce it.