Nowhere in Green s essay does he say he agrees with the pope s statement only the headline even suggests an agreement but with what part of the statement and that only conditionally The Pope May Be Right Green says nothing about condoms worsening anything even conditionally but rather says there has not been enough condom distribution to affect levels of HIV and that he is not anti condom Furthermore this particular quote is not the last word of the pope on the subject of condoms and AIDS in Africa and there is no reason to treat it as if it were He opposes condom use predominantly on moral grounds but also claims they are 1 ineffective and 2 counterproductive There is no scientific support for the notion that condom distribution is counterproductive and this article should not suggest there is by misrepresenting Green