BERLIN - The head of the World Health Organisation yesterday welcomed comments by Pope Benedict XVI in which he appeared to signal a new stance on the use of condoms to prevent HIV.
"I welcome this position - for the first time, the use of condoms in special circumstances was endorsed by the Vatican. This is a good beginning for us," Margaret Chan said in Berlin.
In a book of interviews due out today, Benedict says condom use is acceptable "in certain cases", notably to reduce the risk of HIV infection, apparently softening his once hardline view.
Pope's change of heart hailed
BERLIN - The head of the World Health Organisation yesterday welcomed comments by Pope Benedict XVI in which he appeared to signal a new stance on the use of condoms to prevent HIV.
"I welcome this position - for the first time, the use of condoms in special circumstances was endorsed by the Vatican. This is a good beginning for us," Margaret Chan said in Berlin.
In a book of interviews due out today, Benedict says condom use is acceptable "in certain cases", notably to reduce the risk of HIV infection, apparently softening his once hardline view.
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