Condom, the protagonist

Millions of bytes have already been dedicated to this protagonist, condom, the only solution considered as quasi genuine against a host of maladies including AIDS. After all the unwanted media attention it attained during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Africa, it is now again the talk of the town. I just googled it, and the first 844 results had the name of his Holiness, the Pope, Benedict XVI written all over it, so much so the definition of the device did not even find mention in the first three sets of results. When the media goes ga- ga over this word that found light in the latest book of the Pope, "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times," one can only wonder the banality of the journalistic enthusiasm.

The interview-book, by German journalist Peter Seewald, was released yesterday, has already been the subject of worldwide controversy, because of the premature publications of one isolate passage in which there is a mention of the usage of condom. While the Pope speaks frankly on a wide range of issues, condom became the protagonist as every other front-line newspaper scented victory and blared that the Pope had let his guard down and this could be the anchor lap to the successful upturn of the teachings of the church.  But it turned out to be the proverbial judging the book by its cover, by a single passage. Within a few hours of it release, Vatican did come up with a little face saving act when it dispelled all the doubts the interpretation of the peek view. The protagonist, condom, has been relegated to the side stories and the actual protagonist has emerged in bright colours. The Pope emerged as the leader of the Church, optimistic about the Church, despite the scores of difficulties she always encounters. The Pope is said to have opened his apartment and let every single man share his life and thoughts in this interview, according to Vatican.

The media hysteria is over  and the hype generated by the media has transformed the other remarks as an. None of official teachings of the Church has been overturned and neither has the Church gone soft on its core issues.  It would serve all those sound byte crazy opinion makers to sit and read the whole book and appreciate the totality of the book. Given the attention created the book should be flying off the shelves.  "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times," 

http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2010/11/23/guestview-did-the-pope-%E2%80%9Cjustify%E2%80%9D-condom-use-in-some-circumstances/