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| | Cardinal backs use of condoms | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited |
 | | A Belgian cardinal who is among the leading candidates to succeed Pope John Paul yesterday broke the Roman Catholic church's taboo on the use of condoms, declaring that, in certain circumstances, they should be used to prevent the spread of Aids. |
 | | Godfried Danneels, one of the few moderate cardinals in the church after more than a quarter of a century of conservative rule by the current pontiff, was careful to say he preferred abstinence as a means of prevention. |
 | | Cardinal López's remarks were condemned by, among others, the World Health Organisation, which said condoms reduced the risk of infection by 90%. |
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