The Pope Lifts Church's Ban On Condoms to Fight Aids — UPDATED!!

At Telegraph UK: "The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by saying condoms can be morally justified."

I thought I saw something on this earlier, at Twitter.

UPDATE: Kate O'Hare disagrees in the comments, and points to "The Pope Said WHAT about Condoms???"

But check LAT, "Pope Says Condom Use OK in Few Cases," and "Pope's Guarded Comments On Condoms Offer Hope for Believers in Middle of AIDS-Stricken Nations":

Roman Catholic believers and leaders in parts of the world most stricken by AIDS drew hope from Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments on condoms, even if the Vatican took pains to explain that nothing has changed about its policy on contraception.

For those focused on battling the scourge of AIDS, the Pope's message that condoms could be used in some limited cases came as a welcome surprise. Father Peter Makome, a Catholic priest in Zimbabwe, said he would spread the news.

"I've got brothers and sisters and friends who are suffering from HIV because they were not practicing safe sex," said Makome, who works in the capital Harare's Southerton Parish. "Now the message has come out that they can go ahead and do safe sex; it's much better for everyone."

Speaking to a German journalist whose book was excerpted in a Vatican newspaper Saturday, the pontiff reiterated that condoms are not a moral solution for stopping AIDS. But in some cases, such as for male prostitutes, he said their use could represent a first step in assuming moral responsibility "in the intention of reducing the risk of infection."