Pope’s example cites Church teaching on sexuality
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VATICAN CITY — When Pope Benedict XVI commented in a new book that using condoms to reduce the risk of disease could, in some circumstances, be a step toward moral responsibility, he used the example of a male prostitute.
That raised the question: Was the pope deliberately limiting his observations to this particular group?
The answer is no, according to Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, who presented the pope’s book Nov. 23 at the Vatican press office.
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