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Here's the yahoo thread and the exceprt:

Pope: condoms can be justified in some cases

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press Nicole Winfield And Frances D'emilio, Associated Press – 1 hr 42 mins ago

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that condoms can be justified for male prostitutes seeking to stop the spread of HIV, a stunning comment for a church criticized for its opposition to condoms and for a pontiff who has blamed them for making the AIDS crisis worse.

The pope made the comments in a book-length interview with a German journalist, "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times," which is being released Tuesday. The Vatican newspaper ran excerpts on Saturday.

Church teaching has long opposed condoms because they are a form of artificial contraception, although it has never released an explicit policy about condoms and HIV. The Vatican has been harshly criticized for its opposition.

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[mlizzy]

Okay, those are the same authors as this thread. But there are other articles out there that lead one to believe the Pope said condoms are fine outside of marriage (male-female relationships), but he never said that. Nor does he state (via this article) that condoms can be used in marriage where one partner has AIDS. So folks are getting all riled up about nothing. Tax-chick used her own special lingo up a few comments in that regard. *smiles*