Vatican: AIDS a sign of moral 'immunodeficiency'

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican today blamed the spread of AIDS on an "immunodeficiency" of moral values among other factors and called for education, abstinence and greater access to drugs to fight the disease.

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the head of the Vatican's pontifical health council quoted Pope John Paul as calling AIDS a "pathology of the spirit" that must be combated with "correct sexual practice" and "education of sacred values."

A "pathology of the spirit", indeed...

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