Dan Madigan says Catholic church has long had an answer on condom use : `` Absolutely not '' The pope was not asking himself whether it 's OK to use condoms . He says pope surprised by saying prostitutes ' condom use more morally responsible . By Daniel Galvin and Michael Bachelard in Rome, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY No sex outside marriage , no condoms ; new comments aim at unmarried sex . Madigan : Pope 's comments reflect a more sophisticated strain of Catholic moral tradition .
Dan Madigan says Catholic church has long had an answer on condom use : `` Absolutely not '' He says pope surprised by saying prostitutes ' condom use more morally responsible . By Daniel Galvin and Michael Bachelard in Rome, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY No sex outside marriage , no condoms ; new comments aim at unmarried sex . Madigan : Pope 's comments reflect a more sophisticated strain of Catholic moral tradition .