[Mrs. Don-o]

Turkson's present claim to fame is in resisting strong international pressure on Africans to accept three great modern evils:

(1) Abortion (being pushed by the UN and by many international development donors). Turkson's position is "No."

(2) Condomization (as a way to combat AIDS: Turkson backs the much more medically and morally sound course of abstinence before marriage, fidelity in marriage, which yields zero AIDS transmission)

(Not ruled upon yet, is the question whether a married couple could be permitted to use a condom if the husband ---but not the wife --- is HIV-positive. It might also be OK to use a condom if the married couple is past the age of childbearing, or where they are having intercourse only when the wife is in her naturally infertile time, that is, when they're practicing NFP. In such cases, the condom would have no contraceptive effect, just a disease-transmission-preventing effect.)

(3)Islamization/Shari'a. Turkson's strong position is "No."

Sounds like he has some good Justice creds. As defined by Catholic Christianity, not as defined by those who wrote the Politically Correct Dictionary.

[mlizzy]

I just read this: "Theologically, he’s seen as a moderate: For example, Turkson has signaled openness to the argument that condoms might be appropriate for couples where one partner is HIV-positive and the other isn’t, on the logic that the intent in that case is not to prevent pregnancy but to prevent disease."

"With Muslims, Turkson has encouraged Catholics to study the Qur’an as a bridge to understanding." Link

An Opus Dei priest we spoke with regarding condom usage, said, "absolutely no" even past child-bearing years. He said you never stand in the way of Christ and His workings. I'll be surprised if this ruling goes toward condom usage. This cardinal concerns me.

[mlizzy]

Also, this bothers me the most about this cardinal Link

"Asked this morning during a Vatican news conference if the Catholic church is ready for a black pope, Turkson answered simply: "Why not?" "We've had Kofi Annan as Secretary General of the United Nations ... he had his problems, but he did it. Now we have Obama in the United States. So, if by divine providence, God would wish to have a black man as pope, I say thanks be to God!" It was vintage Turkson -- candid, charming, and delivered with a healthy dose of humor."

How could he be candid, charming and deliver his message with a dose of humor when referring to one of the biggest pro-aborts in history ... Barack Obama?

[mlizzy]

My husband spoke with his brother today, who is an R.C. priest/pastor (very orthodox!) and he said the talk in Africa that the Pope gave earlier this year was indicative of the Church's standing in regard to condom use for single AND married people. He said he is under the opinion there would be no other ruling coming from Rome regarding same.

Link.