CCODP sets limits on aid.Ottawa -- The Canadian Catholic international aid agency, Development and Peace, issued a press release Dec. 18 stating that its HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome policy forbids funding any programs that do not follow Catholic moral principles. "Development and Peace," states the policy, "follows the teaching of the Catholic Church, and it will not fund programs specifically designed to distribute condoms, nor will CCODP CCODP Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace fund elements of broader programs which involve condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure distribution." The organization also affirms that it "will ensure that any project it funds on the subject of HIV/AIDS prevention will include information on the Church's teaching on marital fidelity and abstinence abstinence: see fasting; temperance movements. ." (Lifesite News, Dec. 19/03) |
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