Quotable: Condoms contain HIV virus, archbishop says

Not all archbishops are as enlightened as Desmond Tutu. Here's Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, head of the Catholic church in Mozambique, engaging in the kind of reckless lunacy that does not dignify comment: I know that there are two countries in Europe, they are making condoms with the [HIV] virus on purpose. They want to finish ...

Not all archbishops are as enlightened as Desmond Tutu. Here's Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, head of the Catholic church in Mozambique, engaging in the kind of reckless lunacy that does not dignify comment:

Not all archbishops are as enlightened as Desmond Tutu. Here's Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, head of the Catholic church in Mozambique, engaging in the kind of reckless lunacy that does not dignify comment:

I know that there are two countries in Europe, they are making condoms with the [HIV] virus on purpose. They want to finish with the African people. This is the programme. They want to colonise until up to now. If we are not careful we will finish in one century's time."

He also claimed some anti-retroviral drugs contain the HIV virus.

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