Abstience is 100% certain like you said. Abstience should be advocated before all else.

I wanted to share something that I read and have posted on one of my websites (http://www.freewebs.com/acatholiclife/prolife.htm):

We can see from results in Africa that the use of condoms spreads AIDS rather than stopping it. Tanzia went from 3 cases to over 2 million with condom use, while Uganda went from a 30% AIDS rate to only 6%, after it stopped condom use. Clearly condoms spread rather than stop AIDS transmission. The Church is right in rejecting them.

Moneybags,

Uganda is an excellent example that the UN doesn't want to recognize.

The UN has its own ulterior motives I think. The Church knows what she teaches is right.

Esther,

I agree completely.

A cardinal (whom I can't remember) said it well, "We're not really in the business of telling people how to sin safely."

Now, in the case of married couples with AIDS, I would say that there is a reason that comdoms could be morally licit, though I can certainly see reasons why they wouldn't be. That's a question for the Magesterium, but for the WHO to pretend that somehow the Church "dragging its feet" is responsible for AIDS is laughable.

Ben,

I agree.

It'll be interesting to see the final ruling on the matter.