It’s been the controversy of the 21st century so far. It’s
definitely global in it’s dimensions with intellectuals from all the continents
involved.Some of the countries involved are:- Germany, Italy, France, England,
United States, Canada, Australia, Ecuador, Chile, India, etc.
It’s a matter of life & death with charges of wilful genocide being traded. It’s been reported on all news media: - Television, Radio, The Internet, Newspapers, etc. News organizations of the pedigree of the BBC, CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, have widely reported the issue, there have been heated debates.
The issue has been dissected from religious, ethical, moral and medical perspectives to mention just a few. Personalities ranging from Heads of States to the lowliest are involved.
Clearly, a controversy that deserves to be analyzed .
To begin with let us define some of the objects involved in the controversy. Taking help from the ever informative Wikipedia:-
1) Penis (plural penises or penes) is a general term for the organs with which male and hermaphrodite animals introduce sperm into receptive females during copulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis
2) A condom (US /ˈkɒndəm/ or UK /ˈkɒndɒm/) is a barrier device commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom
3)Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, is commonly defined as the insertion of a male's penis into a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction (or both)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copulation
The issue very simply is :- whether the Penis can be put into the condom before being used in the process of copulation.
A look at some of the links discussing it:-
a) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2010/11/what_did_the_pope_really_say.html
b) http://topics.cnn.com/topics/pope_benedict_xvi
c) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/26/popes-condom-controversy-_n_179411.html
d) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/pope-condoms
e) http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/dec/02/pope-benedict-fight-aids
f) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/31/united-nations-pope-condoms_n_869091.html
The United Nations with it’s lofty aims enshrined in the Atlantic Charter is also involved.
"VATICAN CITY -- The head of the U.N. AIDS agency told a Vatican conference Saturday that the pope had opened the door to greater dialogue with his groundbreaking comments on condoms and HIV prevention – even as Vatican officials stressed abstinence and marital fidelity as the best prevention. Dr. Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, was invited to speak to the conference on preventing HIV and caring for HIV-positive people, a significant event in and of itself, given that the Vatican usually only invites like-minded outsiders to its conferences and UNAIDS has not been like-minded on this issue at all."
To most sane individuals it would appear to be an intensely personal choice since all modern laws bar human copulation in public. Moreover, it is universally acknowledged that human beings have inalienable rights over their bodies.
Why this huge controversy then?
The details are weird to say the least. Here they are, as I see it.
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church Herr Ratzinger who believes that God has forbidden him from using his penis for any other purpose other than urination, also believes that it is his God ordained duty to see that nobody worldwide is allowed to put his penis in a condom during copulation. Billions of people worldwide believe that it is necessary to consult Herr Ratzinger before using their penis for copulation. The media worldwide recognize Ratzinger’s right to regulate penis use worldwide, they recognize his expertise on the subject.
How else does one explain the global coverage?
It's laughable, it's insane,it's the stupidest even for a religion that has in the past discussed things like the color of the devil, the size of the devil's phallus, the smell of the devil and so on.
When will the world rise up from it’s stultification to religious superstition? When will we learn to discern between the important and the inane, the idiotic? When shall the plainly demented be sent to lunatic asylums rather than being petitioned?
Finally, when such beautiful lines are available , why bother yourself and your partner with the views of demented celibates.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
S’io credesse che mia risposta fosse
A persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
Ma perciocche giammai di questo fondo
Non torno vivo alcun, s’i’odo il vero,
Senza tema d’infamia ti rispondo.
LET us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;
http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html
It’s a matter of life & death with charges of wilful genocide being traded. It’s been reported on all news media: - Television, Radio, The Internet, Newspapers, etc. News organizations of the pedigree of the BBC, CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, have widely reported the issue, there have been heated debates.
The issue has been dissected from religious, ethical, moral and medical perspectives to mention just a few. Personalities ranging from Heads of States to the lowliest are involved.
Clearly, a controversy that deserves to be analyzed .
To begin with let us define some of the objects involved in the controversy. Taking help from the ever informative Wikipedia:-
1) Penis (plural penises or penes) is a general term for the organs with which male and hermaphrodite animals introduce sperm into receptive females during copulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis
2) A condom (US /ˈkɒndəm/ or UK /ˈkɒndɒm/) is a barrier device commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom
3)Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, is commonly defined as the insertion of a male's penis into a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction (or both)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copulation
The issue very simply is :- whether the Penis can be put into the condom before being used in the process of copulation.
A look at some of the links discussing it:-
a) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2010/11/what_did_the_pope_really_say.html
b) http://topics.cnn.com/topics/pope_benedict_xvi
c) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/26/popes-condom-controversy-_n_179411.html
d) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/pope-condoms
e) http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/dec/02/pope-benedict-fight-aids
f) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/31/united-nations-pope-condoms_n_869091.html
The United Nations with it’s lofty aims enshrined in the Atlantic Charter is also involved.
"VATICAN CITY -- The head of the U.N. AIDS agency told a Vatican conference Saturday that the pope had opened the door to greater dialogue with his groundbreaking comments on condoms and HIV prevention – even as Vatican officials stressed abstinence and marital fidelity as the best prevention. Dr. Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, was invited to speak to the conference on preventing HIV and caring for HIV-positive people, a significant event in and of itself, given that the Vatican usually only invites like-minded outsiders to its conferences and UNAIDS has not been like-minded on this issue at all."
To most sane individuals it would appear to be an intensely personal choice since all modern laws bar human copulation in public. Moreover, it is universally acknowledged that human beings have inalienable rights over their bodies.
Why this huge controversy then?
The details are weird to say the least. Here they are, as I see it.
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church Herr Ratzinger who believes that God has forbidden him from using his penis for any other purpose other than urination, also believes that it is his God ordained duty to see that nobody worldwide is allowed to put his penis in a condom during copulation. Billions of people worldwide believe that it is necessary to consult Herr Ratzinger before using their penis for copulation. The media worldwide recognize Ratzinger’s right to regulate penis use worldwide, they recognize his expertise on the subject.
How else does one explain the global coverage?
It's laughable, it's insane,it's the stupidest even for a religion that has in the past discussed things like the color of the devil, the size of the devil's phallus, the smell of the devil and so on.
When will the world rise up from it’s stultification to religious superstition? When will we learn to discern between the important and the inane, the idiotic? When shall the plainly demented be sent to lunatic asylums rather than being petitioned?
Finally, when such beautiful lines are available , why bother yourself and your partner with the views of demented celibates.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
S’io credesse che mia risposta fosse
A persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
Ma perciocche giammai di questo fondo
Non torno vivo alcun, s’i’odo il vero,
Senza tema d’infamia ti rispondo.
LET us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;
http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html
