Sex in the HIV/AIDS Era: A Guide for Catholics

Condoms4Life is a public education effort to raise awareness about the effect of the bishops' ban on condoms and to promote "responsible, sex-positive, morally sound messages as we work to protect the lives and health of people around the world." Designed to assist at-risk Catholics who are struggling with questions around faith and conscience, sexuality and the use of condoms forHIV/AIDS prevention, the "Sex in the HIV/AIDS Era" brochure aims to explore attitudesand realities regarding sex and sexuality, looks at what theinstitutional Catholic church, bishops and theologians have said aboutcondom use for HIV/AIDS prevention, and considers some strategies to curtail the spread of HIV/AIDS.

The brochure is the latest addition to materials related to the Condoms4Life Campaign - a programme of the Catholics for a Free Choice.

Catholics for a Free Choice is a USA-based charity that has launched a global campaign challenging the Catholic Church's ban on the use of condoms. The campaign began on November 30, 2001 in Washington, D.C. with advocacy advertising on bus shelters and in subways, as well as advertisements in newspapers. In January 2002, the campaign was expanded to cities worldwide. In late 2003, to celebrate World AIDS Day, the campaign's reach extended further - with a new message "Good Catholics Use Condoms". The global public-education effort aims to inform Catholics and non-Catholics alike about the effect of the bishops' ban on condoms, and to encourage them to speak out against it.

To obtain a copy of the brochure, either electronically or a hard copy,send an email to jclyde@catholicsforchoice.org or send a fax to (202) 332-7995.

Click here to read more about the "Condoms4Life" public education effort.