thread Both the examples given are misquotes.
The first was a proclamation that having sex except for procreation was against Catholic doctrine, which you and I might not agree with, but is hardly spreading aids.

The second was a desire to prevent a law which would allow sexually active homosexuals to work for an organisation which does not allow ANY sexually active members, which also seems reasonable to me.

Given the number of really shit things the Catholic church does, it amazes me that the two big stories in recent years have both just been bad journalism.