The BBC is reporting that Catholic Church is coming under criticism for telling people in countries stricken by Aids not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which the HIV virus can pass. The president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Family told a forthcoming BBC special: “The Aids virus is roughly 450 times smaller than the spermatozoon. The spermatozoon can easily pass through the 'net' that is formed by the condom.” In Kenya where 20 percent of the population has AIDS, the Kenyan archbishop said “Aids… has grown so fast because of the availability of condoms.” The World Health Organization has condemned the Vatican’s views. The WHO said “These incorrect statements about condoms and HIV are dangerous when we are facing a global pandemic which has already killed more than 20 million people, and currently affects at least 42 million.” The church has long opposed any kind of contraception because it claims it breaks the link between sex and procreation.