Gambia: Condom campaign angers Catholic Cleric

The Roman Catholic Church has voiced its opposition to the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Gambia, challenging a government-backed prevention campaign based on the distribution of cheap contraceptives to the country's youth. Father Edward Gomez advised the Catholic youths to seek more knowledge about their faith and its teaching on the issue of HIV/AIDS and not be "misled by public opinion that condoms should be made easily accessible for sex".