The ill fruits of the sexual revolution: U.S. sets record in sexual disease cases

ATLANTA - More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year — the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday.

"A new U.S. record," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More bad news: Gonorrhea rates are jumping again after hitting a record low, and an increasing number of cases are caused by a "superbug" version resistant to common antibiotics, federal officials said Tuesday.

Syphilis is rising, too. The rate of congenital syphilis — which can deform or kill babies — rose for the first time in 15 years. [-Associated Press]

I'm sure that the solution which will be proposed by experts tomorrow during tomorrow's reactions to the news will be to promote condoms.

Conveniently, the blame for the current lack of sufficient condom use in America will be set squarely on the shoulders of the Catholic Church's oppressive hierarchy. And it won't be the first time.

Because, ya know, the same people who are disregarding the Church's teaching on chastity and monogamy always are dutifully obeying her prohibition on condomized intercourse. Yeah, sure.