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Pope Says Condoms Won't Solve AIDS

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon (March 17) - Pope Benedict XVI said condoms are not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and can make the problem worse, setting off criticism Tuesday as he began a weeklong trip to the continent where some 22 million people are living with HIV.
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2009-03-17 13:52:10

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Condoms are not the answer to Africa\'s fight against HIV, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday as he began a weeklong trip to the continent. It was the pope\'s first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients.