I confess: I failed to put a cap on things

I’m very struck by the response to the condom debate sparked by our interview following the Pope’s comments last week. More than 50 comments, and an interesting spread.

I have I suppose what the Catholic church would call a “confession” to make. I did not handle it well. One must be honest about these things.

In truth, it’s rare that anyone offers quite what was in the air that night, and the debate perhaps generated more heat than light. Just goes to show, every day in life is a learning experience.

The content in the online debate here is very rewarding, however, and I’m grateful to everyone who has participated. I have definitely learned from the experience.

Now back to the matter of condoms. As I was saying…