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Vatican: Nothing new in Pope's condom statements

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

NOVEMBER 21, 2010 17:34

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's chief spokesman cautioned that there is nothing "revolutionary" in the pope's saying that condom use can be an act of responsibility in exceptional situations.

The Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement Sunday that the pope is neither "reforming or changing" the Church's teaching, which forbids use of condoms and other contraceptives.

He is reacting to the Vatican's publication of excerpts of a book about the pope. Benedict said in an interview in the book that in certain cases, such as for a male prostitute, condom use could be a first step toward assuming responsibility.

Lombardi stressed that the church doesn't consider condoms the "moral solution" to the AIDS problem.

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