Monthly Archives: December 2010

Media got story wrong about Pope Benedict and condoms

The New York Times reported that “Pope Benedict has said that condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS.” That was the gist of stories that appeared in the Toronto Star, Guardian and Associated Press after L’Osservatore Romano, a Vatican-based newspaper, printed excerpts from Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and [...]

Paul Tuns2010-12-02T16:01:35-05:00December 2, 2010|Announcements, Features, Religion|

Legalizing prostitution will not protect prostitutes

One of the arguments that advocates of legalizing prostitution make is that eliminating restrictions on the sex trade -- prohibitions on communicating for the purpose of prostitution, living off the avails of prostitution, and running a bawdy house -- will make life safer for prostitutes. Legalization of prostitution means the state can regulate it and regulation will make it safer. But Marina [...]

paul2010-12-02T00:29:21-05:00December 2, 2010|Soconvivium|

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