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Well, well, well, color me surprised. The newest Pope, who was billed as a true "hardcore" catholic is considering the use of condoms for married couples when one partner is HIV infected. Whoa.

What does this mean? Well it means a certain amount of uproar, no question. There's the dogmatic types who believe that following stupid rules without thinking is a sign of true faith ("well god WANTS me to jump off this cliff - it says so in the bible right here") and then there's the more mainstream person who realizes that religion is only a part of life, next to essentials like food and shelter. I find it difficult to believe that Benedict is actually playing to this larger majority who will definitely approve of such an edict. Rather I have to, grudgingly, give the man credit. I never would have expected a pope to actually take into account the actuality of how stupid the whole abstinence shtick really is.

People fuck that's just life. They fuck even if it means they might get pregnant or get a disease, you just can't tell people to "say no". That's been more publicly apparent with all the pedophile-priest scandals who were supposed to be the standard bearers of all that's good, proper and dedicated.

Regardless, Benedict is really a lot more than meets the eye. He's someone who now merits more than the casual glance when his name is in the papers. Could he be a "Sleeper Pope"?