Ecumenical Dialogue - Catholic

 

The Church argues that indiscriminate promotion of condoms leads to sexual promiscuity.  And once a person gets into that sexual act, there is no guarantee that he will properly wear a condom every time - so-called "consistent and correct use".  That's the inherent nature of "safe sex".  Who would like that moment of fiery passion to be interrupted by something as mechanical as wearing a condom?

Here's the statistics for condom use by young men in the States. (Condom usage by women is much lower.)

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/stds/condomreport.pdf

Workshop Summary page 11-12

Two surveys of young men, completed in 1988 and 1995 document that in 1988, 33% of youth ages 15-19 report always using condom when having sex, and in 1995 that proportion increased to 45%. In 1988 the proportion of those who had sex and never used condoms was 18.4%, while in 1995, only 9.5% reported never using condoms (112). The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (youth in grades 9-12) also documents significant increases in reported condom use between 1991 and 1997, from 55% to 62% for males and from 38% to 51% for females (180). That study reports use at the last act of coitus, but does not address correct or consistent use nor slippage and breakage.

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The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
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