This is not a rebel post
Acho bonito haver pessoas a acreditar em mulheres que sobem aos céus, ou a dedicar livros de economia a Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, Rainha de Portugal há mais de 300 anos; mas há coisas que... permitam-me este arremedo de silogismo:
Africans trust religious leaders
Pope rejects condoms for Africa
Aids kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa - more than wars, famines and floods. Millions of children are orphans, many more live with HIV or Aids.
Ou ainda, a transcrição parcial de uma carta de Ewa Björling, Associate Professor in Virology (HIV Researcher) Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Conservative Party, Swedish Parliament (ufff), publicada no Financial Times.
«Today, the Roman Catholic Church is providing about 25 per cent of all HIV/ Aids care and treatment in the world, and is serving as an excellent example to others. In this respect, it is a progressive force. But when it comes to having the courage to speak out on HIV, large sections of the Catholic Church are strangely silent, despite the fact that many church leaders, priests, students of theology and congregation members are among those infected. This silence not only helps underpin discrimination against victims of the disease but also makes preventive work more difficult. The Church should be the perfect forum for discussing poverty alleviation and health, including HIV/Aids. (...)»
Africans trust religious leaders
Pope rejects condoms for Africa
Aids kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa - more than wars, famines and floods. Millions of children are orphans, many more live with HIV or Aids.
Ou ainda, a transcrição parcial de uma carta de Ewa Björling, Associate Professor in Virology (HIV Researcher) Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Conservative Party, Swedish Parliament (ufff), publicada no Financial Times.
«Today, the Roman Catholic Church is providing about 25 per cent of all HIV/ Aids care and treatment in the world, and is serving as an excellent example to others. In this respect, it is a progressive force. But when it comes to having the courage to speak out on HIV, large sections of the Catholic Church are strangely silent, despite the fact that many church leaders, priests, students of theology and congregation members are among those infected. This silence not only helps underpin discrimination against victims of the disease but also makes preventive work more difficult. The Church should be the perfect forum for discussing poverty alleviation and health, including HIV/Aids. (...)»
posted by André at
9/15/2005
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