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South African Bishop Opposes Vatican's Ban on Condoms

By Jason Beaubien

Published November 30, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Bishop Kevin Dowling says the Vatican's ban on condoms should end.

A Catholic bishop in South Africa has become a leading opponent of the church's ban on the use of condoms.

Bishop Kevin Dowling presides over Rustenburg, an impoverished mining town that has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS. With so much suffering caused by the virus, Dowling considers the Vatican's ban morally unacceptable.

Jason Beaubien

Jason Beaubien is NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent on the Science Desk.

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