Tom from "Office Space" had such a good idea with this thing! I think the press use it when it comes to what's going on 'inside the Vatican'. (And I don't mean the magazine by that name.)
Last week it was the special meeting with Pope Benedict to discuss the Milingo problem, and the press along with Vatican pundits were saying they may change the discipline of a celibate priesthood. Not.
Today on Drudge, the report that the commission studying condom use will recommend the limited use of barrier contraceptives in extreme cases, so as not to 'transmit death' in married couples where one is infected with HIV. Complex moral issue, this one is. (Who can trust leaks like this? No pun intended.) Any way, that is not going to happen either.
After decades of opposition, Vatican view on condoms begins to shift:
[snip]The Roman Catholic church has taken the first step towards what could be a historic shift away from its total ban on the use of condoms.
Pope Benedict XVI's "health minister" is understood to be urging him to accept that in restricted circumstances - specifically the prevention of Aids - barrier contraception is the lesser of two evils.
The recommendations, which have not been made public, still have to be reviewed by the traditionally conservative Vatican department responsible for safeguarding theological orthodoxy, and then by the Pope himself, before any decision is made.[snip] - The Guardian
Further:
[snip]The Italian newspaper La Repubblica, which broke the news of the policy review earlier this year, reported yesterday that the Vatican would "go from prohibition to the definition of exceptional cases in which it would be possible for the faithful to use prophylactics to avert fatal risks".
Cardinal Barragán noted a passage from a 1981 document issued by the late Pope John Paul II. This said that "every conjugal act must be open to life".
Until now, this has been interpreted as an injunction against contraception. But it could also be used to support an argument in favour of the preservation of life by the use of barrier methods. [snip] - Full text on The Guardian.
The 'rules' are not going to change. Thank God on this Thanksgiving we have a holy theologian for a Pope. And read the news with great reservation - watch out for gossip and rumors as well - even when it comes from cozy Roman sources.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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