"THOSE WHO ARE USING A CONDOM TO AVOID THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV SHOULD FOLLOW OUT THE LOGIC OF THEIR THOUGHT. THE REASON THEY’RE USING A CONDOM IS BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO GET OR DON’T WANT TO TRANSMIT A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE. THEIR NEXT THOUGHT SHOULD BE: WHY AM I ENGAGING IN AN ACT THAT MIGHT TRANSMIT THE HIV AND KILL SOMEBODY OR MYSELF? MAYBE MY PRIORITIES ARE WRONG HERE, MAYBE SEXUAL PLEASURE SHOULDN’T BE THAT KIND OF PRIORITY THAT LEADS ME TO ENGAGE IN ACTS THAT COULD TRANSMIT A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, A LETHAL ONE."
- JANET E. SMITH, A PROFESSOR OF MORAL THEOLOGY AT THE SACRED HEART MAYOR SEMINARY IN DETROIT IN THE UNITED STATES, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH DIANNE PENN FROM UNITED NATIONS RADIO IN NEW YORK, FOLLOWING COMMENTS BY POPE BENEDICT XVI ON CONDOM USE.
Daniel Torres Ossorio
