"Nothing new in this really. Official disapproval by the Church of the use of condoms has been as contraceptives. Obviously this isn't relevant in situations where conception is in any case impossible, where the only reason for using them is as a prophylactic,to reduce the risk of infection. "

Actually, there is sopmething radically new - the RC has been openly homophobic, whilst protecting the internal homopedophiles - to actually acknowledge that homosexuals (male only!) may have a conceded right to do what the church has been condemning them for, is absolutely amazing!