Superimposing maps of prevalence of AIDS on prevalence of Catholicism is enough to sink the link between the Catholic Church and AIDS. In the hospice which is Swaziland nowadays, only about 5 per cent of the population is Catholic. In Botswana, where 37 per cent of the adult population is HIV infected, only 4 per cent of the population is Catholic. In South Africa, 22 per cent of the population is HIV infected, and only 6 per cent is Catholic. But in Uganda, with 43 per cent of the population Catholic, the proportion of HIV infected adults is 4 per cent (9).[Emphasis Added]
It shouldn't be surprising to anyone... You tell people to start being faithful, to start having some self respect, to start being true to themselves like they did in Uganda with a pro-abstinence campaign and Aids takes a hit. Also the fact that more and more Ugandan's are devoutly Catholic can't hurt either.
The media is this country offers a different spin on the Pope when it comes to Aids in Africa - but the truth is more powerful than a lie. And that's a testament to how even now Catholic churches are swelling in Africa. If Catholics were systematically killing themselves by not using condoms you'd figure the opposite would be happening.
Tip o' to the Curt Jester.
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