Can someone tell me why condoms are so bad for catholics when they do so much good for the rest of the world?
452978
Problem is deeper. It's a Phylosofical problem (usually are not practic). Condom is not the problem, but behavior is.\n\nYou are not allowed to do sex before marriage. \nOnce married you are not allowed to have sex relations with other person. \nAnd MOST important of all: When you do sex, you do to have children and not to have pleasure. After 60's Pope told that having pleasure during the sex is not sin. ... since you are respecting all rules above. \n\nThese are main rules and as a Catholic, you cannot avoid it. If Catholic church allow to use condom, it means that they allow to do those wrong things too. \n\nIt's just a matter of Ethics and cause and consequence about rules. Religion cannot be flexible as moral is. Change this concept means change part of what has been teach during so long time .... and it has consequences.
827761
It's so true! Go to the right place you can get free condoms. Or at least after number 5 you think they would get a brain cell. Then again like a family I know, they reproduce to work the government for more money. Of course they still have nothing to show for it cause they buy stupid stuff and they're lazy. So people they know with more then them are just trying to out do them. Which means it's time to pop another baby out for even more government money.
583723
Duh!! What do you think, you IDIOT!??? Used condoms are DANGEROUS! Ya know, there are two very dangerous diseases out there called AIDS & HIV. Have you heard about them? Well, HIV is the start of AIDS. Some people just stay with HIV (like Magic Johnson), but sometimes, it turns into AIDS, which is fatal (at least until the doctors find a cure for it). AIDS & HIV can be transmitted from one system to another through two ways: Unprotected sex and using other peoples needles. Which is my USED CONDOMS AND NEEDLES ARE BAD, BAD, BAD!\nOk? Do you get it now?
576512
Christian based churches don't believe in birth control of any kind.  So when they are over in these countries they could be teaching people about birth control so they won't keep have so many kids they can't take care of them.  Also they could teach people about diseases and how condoms can save lives especially in countries like Africa.  They are to worried about people sinning from God.  Go figure...It's ok that you can't afford to feed you kids and they are dying from starvation but you can't pop a pill in your mouth every day.  It ok that we give you no condoms because it will keep you from having sex.  I don't know how anyone can be so stupid. I believe they need a REALITY CHECK!
966774
Condoms *are* birth control.  Used correctly every time, they have a very high success rate--95-98%, one of the highest of any method.  They're reversible (no ill effects to your system if/when you want to get pregnant) and there's no danger of long term side effects (and we can't really say that about the Pill, IUD, depo-provera, etc.)  They can also protect you against STDs.  I think one (perhaps the only) benefit of the AIDS crisis is that condoms are probably more reliable than in the past.  Make sure you check that they haven't expired and don't store them in the heat.  Some lubricants can break down the rubber.  There is always some risk in sexual activity.  (As you can tell, I think there's risk in using some of the other methods of birth control too.)  If you can't take the risk (of a pregnancy/abortion and other consequences), then perhaps you shouldn't have sex.
685451
The Vatican loves it when lots of poor ignorant people have sex and lots of kids...that keeps em dependent and looking for help, which keeps the Catholic Church in business. \nChurch is just as much a racket as anything else is, and guys like that are looking for another gullible 'flock' to exploit, and they're as much to thank/blame for the US/Mexico problem as anyone else. I think it's time for the Church to pay taxes and do ALL their business in public view, right in front of 'god' and everybody! LOLOL Time to broom out the corners, there....
1155027
Because people are rude! Catholics are a christian denomination also like every other denomination out there. People make fun of them alot because they know deep inside that most catholics are going to be in heaven when they are not. I am not a catholic i am non denomintial but i know a catholic who has been ridiculed
800344
NFP is also the least reliable form of contraception--it's a backup at best.  So surprise surprise, you and other religious people support that.
601736
Please settle down sadgirlgreeneyez!\n\nThere are pedophiles in other denominations too, not just in Catholicism. Besides that, only 2% would fall under that title.
1011503
Get your facts straight. The Catholic Church is not against all birth control; it's only against artificial means of contraception.\n\nThe Church is in favor of, and highly recommends, Natural Family Planning.\n\nAnd I don't worry about going to hell over this. I haven't practiced artificial birth control since I found out how serious a sin it is.
1061968
condoms aren't just about hiv/aids + stability... they're more about making sure neither of you end up in a messy situation, namely, early/unexpected pregnancy. u really want the hassle of a kid right now?
789770
I just read your last question and I think that any organisation that hides the fact there are paedophiles within it are sick. The fact that this is the Catholic Church is even worse. There are of course pedos in every walk of life, but the fact that it is the church makes it even worse. They preach to people about this and that but when it comes to themselves they cannot admit that they have a failing. They hide it so they cannot be criticized and any catholic that supports the protection of these people within the church is a hypocrite to their faith.\nHope you get my meaning and I'm not a catholic by the way!!!
563843
Because it has been pounded into your head since you were wee tiny to a grasshopper by people over 40 and it has never stopped. The Catholic Church says it's wrong but then, they are all pedophiles so what do they know. Go ahead, knock yourself out!! Just don't do it in public, in front of anyone else or to kids and you will be fine. It isn't going to kill you and you will feel a lot better if you aren't getting any, uh, alternative relief at all or in the near future. Have fun!!
387743
Okay... this is the millennium... Kids are having sex.  I think that condoms should defiantly be avail.  For all the obvious reasons of course.  If you really think having condoms available is encouraging promiscuity then think again.  It's all over TV, then there's peer pressure and raging hormones.  NO I'm not giving kids an excuse to have sex, but face it there are too many kids having kids.
1144382
Well, grandmasue, what have you done to raise awareness of AIDS and safe sex as a means of prevention?  Sounds to me like another one of those self righteous diatribes.  Before you criticize others for trying to make the world a better place, get busy and do your part, then you won't have any time to make these observations.  Stop preaching and start practicing!
591330
No, they think of the business. Even condoms aren't 100% effective, as you can still get AIDS/HIV through open cuts, semen/vaginal fluid, etc.
762883
I think it's just the Catholics that oppose that, and I know very few Catholics who actually don't use birth control or condoms.  And they should.  Every sperm will not become a child, every egg won't either.  Women have thousands of eggs, but can have limited number of children.  Besides, 80% of egg/sperm combinations in the womb end naturally in a few days anyway by not implanting fully.  If god wants every child and no abortions, why did he make it so at least 80% of all pregnancys don't go through?