The two paragraphs below are taken from the document named above and is written by Jaime L. Cardinal Sin, July 9, 2001. (All capitalized words below are the Cardinal’s.)
And what could be made out of AIDS education? It is sad that the incidence of AIDS is increasing in our beloved country [Philippines]. We have to be compassionate towards AIDS patients. As with any other disease, the best approach to stopping AIDS is prevention. But could the transmission of the AIDS virus (the HIV) really be stopped by using what some call “safe sex”, that is, the condom? Scientific studies show that condoms may fail to stop both sperm, virus and other microorganism causing sexually-transmitted diseases due to various reasons, such as breakage, leakage, slippage, old age, improper storage and the naturally occurring minute pores present in all latex materials.
Thus, maybe it would be best to request or even require condom advertisers to state something like, “WARNING: CONDOMS DO NOT GUARANTEE PROTECTION FROM AIDS OR STD’S”. Such a notice is not only scientifically accurate, but is a necessary protection for and even a right of unknowing consumers. Remember that for the same reason warnings are placed in other products, such as “CIGARETTE SMOKING IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH”, “DRINK MODERATELY”, and “BREASTMILK IS BEST FOR BABIES UNTIL TWO YEARS OLD”. Along this line, it might also be good to require chemical contraceptives to put warnings such as, PILLS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER, or PILLS CAUSE ABORTION BY NOT ALLOWING IMPLANTATION. All this is a matter of telling the truth! And the truth shall set us free! Free from all the evils these products bring, not only physically, but also spiritually.