ONLY IN THE AD WORLD: POPE PROMOTES SAFE SEX
By Adnews Staff
Pope John Paul is touting condoms in Britain and no one is happy about it. A leaflet promoting National Condom Week features the Pope wearing a hard hat with the tag line, "Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Always Wear A Condom." The Advertising Standards Authority has received a record 1,187 complaints about the British Safety Council brochure. Britain's Roman Catholic spiritual head Basil Cardinal Hume also complained to the health advisory body, which withdrew the leaflet in the face of complaints. The council said it chose the image to emphasize the fact that the Catholic stance on contraception is incompatible with the concept of safe sex.
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