You can't really blame the pope for widespread AIDS in africa, or at least not all that much.
For one, condoms are helluva pricey there. A couple bucks for a pack may be cushion change for us, but there that's a day's wage or more.
Second, common folklore in some countries has it that if you have sex with a virgin, YOU'LL BE CURED OF AIDS. Well, you can imagine how effective THAT is... at spreading the infection, that is. Often times, forcibly on very underaged girls (we're talking 7, 8 years old here).
Pope might notta been all that, but I don't think you can reasonably pin this one on him.
