Yesterday, the Pope's comments about condoms caused a huge international stir, because it seemed like he was signaling a change in Catholic policy. So today the Vatican rushed out another statement to clarify that when Pope Benedict said it might be OK for male prostitutes to use condoms, he meant only ...
I was going to write that Pope Benedict seems to be softening his position on this, but that just didn't sound right: Pope: condoms can be justified in some cases. Benedict said that for male prostitutes — for whom contraception isn't a central issue — condoms are not a moral ...