Pope, in Africa, Says Condoms Aren't the Way to Fight H.I.V.

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  • Author(s): By:THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    New York Times, The (NY), March 18, 2009 Foreign Desk Late Edition - Final, p. 11 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      Condoms are not the answer to Africa's fight against H.I.V., 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. Benedict arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, on Tuesday afternoon, greeted by a crowd of people waving flags and snapping cameras...