On the plane returning from his journey to Africa Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, Pope Francis spoke about condoms as a method of preventing the spread of disease, saying that the Church was faced with a perplexity of whether to follow the fifth commandment (Thou shalt not kill) “or that sexual relations are open to life.”
He dismissed this however as "not the problem" and said it reminded him of the question asked Jesus, “Tell me, teacher, is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
"It is obligatory to heal! … But malnutrition, the exploitation of people, slave labour, the lack of drinking water: these are the problems. Let us not ask if we can use this sticking plaster or another for a small wound. The great wound is social injustice, the injustice of the environment, the injustice that I have mentioned such as exploitation and malnutrition," he said.
Video includes the Pope's actual words on the plane with an official English translation provided by the Vatican.
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