Why We Oppose The Use Of Condom – Catholic Church

The Secretary-General of the Catholic Secretariat
of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu, made this
clarification in a response to an enquiry by Punch
on Sunday.

“The Catholic Church believes that modern means,
including the use of condoms is morally bad
because it impedes normal procreation. You can
meet with your wife when you do not want
children and those periods when the woman is not
fertile instead of having to destroy the sperm and
all other forms of artificial prevention.
“They are very artificial means and they do not
really give the moral lesson that borders around
the use of the sexual organs.
“The one that gives you the opportunity to exercise
your sexual urge without the consequences is the
natural method and the church says you should go
for the natural means.”

According to him, the excuse that it reduces the
spread of HIV/AIDS remains invalid and
untenable, adding HIV/AIDS is a disease that is
prevalent among young people.
Madu added, “When you are talking about
condom among young people, you are also talking
about promiscuity.
 People have adduced
arguments in case of people with HIV/AIDS and
especially couples who do not want children. The
use of condom and other modern means are being
bastardised among young young people because
they will resort to the use of condom so that they
can have sex freely without impregnating the
woman or getting pregnant.
“Those are various artificial means and the church
is strongly against them. Instead, the church
endorsed the natural method of copulation