The church before AIDS -- AIDS hits America -- Catholics and AIDS -- The continent and AIDS: Europe did not sleep -- A voice from Africa -- New voices from other altars -- New pope: chance for change -- Waiting for Godot: the lost years -- Breaking the silence -- Pope Benedict sees the light -- Counting the cost -- Conclusion
Summary
Papal Paralysis is the first book to show how conservative clerics defended their position on the grounds that contraceptives were intrinsically evil, while critics within and outside the church called for accommodations in order to save lives. This book highlights the intransigent Papal teaching on contraceptives which led to the deaths of thousands
