Joe, I read that link the first time. I honestly can't see what you're getting so excited about. Only a year before, Benedict was saying the precise opposite. The 2010 remarks, regarded as so significant, are very grudging, and are not exactly the clear green light I was hoping you'd show me. The only specific case he mentions is that of a MALE prostitute. Well male prostitutes can't get pregnant, so allowing them to use condoms (and he wasn't exactly getting excited about it, was he?) does not get in the way of the Church's position of sex having to have the potential for procreation. That much of what he said was a bit of a sideshow. You need to be asking yourself why he specified just male prostitutes. One of the biggest health issues in many parts of Africa is heterosexual HIV transmission. The fact that he specified male prostitutes speaks volumes. I've already acknowledged the welcome softening-up of the attitudes expressed by the Vatican. But you've far from convinced me that the Church is doing anything other than dragging its feet. The shit shall remain uneaten for the time being.