[Lauren]

I agree with most of your points about the major problem with it being in Africa, and they needing to take aspects of their religion while still keeping in their mind their own health. However, the powers they are living under are not allowing most of them to get free health care because of the religion of the continent (free condoms, contraception) and with the squalid conditions they're under they can't afford condoms - which is what is leading to (in my view) to a pandemic in Africa.

I just read my posts back and it does sound like I am putting a lot of blame on the Catholic Church - but I am just stating the amount of responsibility on them is high enough for them to maybe take a more liberal stance on such things as condoms. I understand that there are many other factors attributing to the pandemic.