The support for condom use among Catholics is overwhelming, according to the recent poll, conducted by the Catholics for Choice, which interviewed Catholics in 5 countries. When asked if 'using condoms is pro-life because it helps save lives by preventing the spread of AIDS', 90% of Catholics in Mexico, 86% in Ireland, 77% in USA, 59% in Philippines and 59% in Ghana agreed. Whereas Catholics in Ireland (79%), USA (63%), Mexico (60%), Philippines (47%) and Ghana (37%) agreed that the church's position on condoms is wrong and should be changed.

Source: AFPPD Monthly E-News: 13 December 2007