I have always questioned the Catholic Church attitude towards candoms. Abstinence is the ideal scenario but it is in the core of christianity itself to admit that there is no ideal human behavior, that "sin" does exist, otherwise why would God forgive us, if we are to always act ideally?
In other words .. mistakes (sins) happen...
Funny enough, Christianity give us protective spiritual and behavioral "tools" to shield ourselves against spiritual sins... so the concept is there..

In the case of HIV, does this mean that a human being has to pay his life and most probably the life of his spouse and future kids and God knows who else for the commitment of one mistake??????? God and christianity is way more merciful than that..!

Yes, they should promote abstinence as the ideal scenario... (exactly as Christianity promotes to seek for a sinless life) yet educate, push for the use of candoms, and generate awareness. I mean if I am the mother of a teenager living in Africa, I wouldn't do anyless, why would the Pope?

Time will come when the Catholic Church will realize that this is a big mistake...

Fyi, they don't approve the use of candom even in wedlock ...