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The Zika Virus: Article Analysis

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The Zika virus has extremely negative side effects in women who are or will become pregnant. With the virus showing no signs of slowing down Pope Francis had to take a stand that many people who have been devoted Christ followers could be upset by. Pope Francis in something that many people thought they would never see happen, said that in some cases, contraception can be used during sex. The Catholic Church has been against many forms of contraception for years however, given the issue, Pope Francis suggested it could be used to stop the spread of the virus. The author of the article, James T. Bretzke, a professor at Boston College and an expert in Moral Theology, is able to explain and discuss why Pope Francis is still following Catholic …show more content…

He is using a different principle, potentially in the future the safety of Christ’s followers can be put into consideration. The author is educated in this field and says the Pope’s comments are, “perfectly consistent with traditional Catholic moral teaching. ”Some people may view the Pope’s decision very negatively, many of those people could be considered traditionalist. They could follow the bible word for word, and in the bible it says no sex for pleasure, only sex to conceive a child. On the other hand, some people may praise him. Those followers may not be taking the bible by the book and have been waiting for a pope to adjust to modern times. But also, it is not something you must do as a follower of Christ, if you do not want to use contraception you do not have to. However, safe sex with the Zika virus outbreak is even more important than before and now people will not feel bad about taking their own health into consideration. This is on the opinion page of the Boston Globe so obviously the author has taken a stand on the issue, defending the Pope. But, its purpose is not the belittle those who disagree, it is simply to state the opinion that may not be as popular. While Christianity is the most popular religion in the world, many people may not care at all about the Pope’s decision. If they are not a practicing Christian they

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