Poop on the Pope #2

I grew up in a Catholic family. I know their ideology. “So a guy dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the gate, lets him in and starts to give an orientation tour. After a bit Peter says ‘We must be quiet while passing this wall.’ The newbie asks why. Peter says ‘Because the Catholics are in there and they think they are the only ones here’.” Not really that different then all the other Christian ideologies; theirs is ‘my way or the highway’. By the by I am a Christian, a confused Christian sometimes but nevertheless a born again follower (as best I can) of Jesus.
The big difference is the Catholics have much more strict rules then the Christians. Take birth control for instance; the only acceptable method, says the Catholic doctrine, is abstinence. Theoretically that sounds solid but in practice God has made men and woman sexual enthusiasts. After centuries of observation and a couple hundred years of statistics it is now know that abstinence doesn’t solve the problem. And if abstinence doesn’t work then trying to halt the HIV epidemic in Africa with this doctrine doesn’t work either.
So here’s a news worthy Poop on the Pope story. Just recently he visited Africa. His message to the masses there was abstinence from sex is the proper way to achieve birth control. What he said next is not just astounding; in my book it also verges on criminal. He condemned the use of condoms. He not only said that they were not effective, he also stated that condoms do not help in the crusade against HIV. Indeed he stated that condoms make the HIV problem worse.
I know Christians are not the most lenient in their doctrine, ‘only through Me will you enter heaven.’ said Jesus. Most world faiths are willing to work together to achieve peace and common good. I suppose I should say that radical Muslims are not co-operating; they would like to take the earth back to the Stone Age. Mullah, mullah, sock it too ya. But the Catholics are a sub category on Christianity and much more strict. That’s okay, I respect all religions, but to go to Africa and condemn the use of condoms is an unreal self promoting thing to do and a sin, in my humble opinion.