Vatican: condoms don’t stop AIDS

Now it is my understanding this was indeed true – the pores in the latex are much larger than the actual HIV virus itself, therefore condoms are by no means a failsafe preventive measure against contracting HIV. The Vatican seems to agree and is promoting this information in Africa. Unfortunately for safe-sex advocates back in Western Europe and America, debunking the condom myth in favor of abstenince is not something we want to do quite yet. . . or at all.

I’d be open to scientific data that demonstrates the pores in latex condoms are not much larger than the HIV virus, but for lack of any evidence, the Guardian article seems to be more venom against Catholics than fact.