The document did not break any new ground but summarized traditional Vatican positions.
No! Furthermore:
The Vatican insists sexual abstinence is the only sure way to fight AIDS.
Love that "insists"? What is with these people --clinging to an obvious biological fact? One that even the experts in the field are beginning to acknowledge?
Meanwhile, the document itself isn't yet available on the website, but the Vatican's summary makes it clear that it's a teaching document and not a "condemnation" as such of anything. Rather, it presents an answer to the questions: what is procreation and how does it contribute to human flourishing? And the answer will naturally preclude certain behaviors.
