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In Africa, some Roman Catholic priests have children and nuns counsel patients to use condoms against the scourge of AIDS. Faithful consult medicine men even though the church condemns that as witchcraft.
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In this photo taken in Dec. 2008 A sonar scan is performed on a pregnant patient at the AIDS Care Training and Support Initiative (ACTS) at White River Junction, South Africa. As Pope Benedict XVI makes his first pilgrimage to the continent this week,...
