Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift!

August 10, 2012 17:54

After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all contraception, the Pontiff has ended the Church's absolute ban on the use of condoms. He said it was acceptable to use a prophylactic when the sole intention was to "reduce the risk of infection' from Aids. Read

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