BBC News: Church Rejects Plea on Condoms - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1465326.stm
News report on announcement of the Catholic Church in southern Africa that condoms are a misguided and immoral weapon in the fight against AIDS. |
BBC News: EU Criticises Vatican's Condom 'Bigotry' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3843797.stm
The European Union criticised the Catholic Church for its stand on the use of condoms to fight HIV. |
BBC News: Vatican in HIV Condom Row - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3176982.stm
Reports on criticism of the Catholic Church for telling countries with high HIV rates that condoms are permeable to the virus. |
BBC Panorama: Condoms - The Science - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3845011.stm
Scientific background and review of claims and counter-claims on condom effectiveness and safety. |
BBC Panorama: Condoms at Carnaval - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3844985.stm
About promotion of safe sex at Rio carnival in 2004, where Samba music played while huge spiky HIV viruses danced next to oversized condoms. |
BBC Panorama: Vatican - Condoms Don't Stop HIV - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3180236.stm
About the Catholic Church's effort to tell people in countries stricken by AIDS not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them. |
Catholic News: Church in Africa Continues AIDS Fight Without Condoms - http://www.cathnews.com/news/310/53.php
Information about the church position that condoms should not be promoted for disease prevention because their use leads to sexual promiscuity. Includes links to related news articles. |
Condoms and the Church - http://www.afronets.org/archive/200212/msg00030.php
Forum posting tells about an African bishop's pragmatic endorsement of condom use. |
Global Campaign to End the Bishops' Ban on Condoms - http://www.condoms4life.org/
Organization of Roman Catholics opposed to the Church's policy against the use of condoms. News, essays, and position papers on the topic. |
School Condom Availability - http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/FSSCHCON.HTM
Fact sheet by Advocates for Youth. Supportive of school condom availability as a component of comprehensive sexuality education. |