Pope in Africa

I think that what the pope said in africa was quite stupid. i know that being catholic, he discourages the use of contraception, but to full out lie to an entire nation, when he had to have known that he as uas not a very smart move, especailly for someone in his position. He must have known that people all over the world would be very mad at him for this act. yes, he felt abligated to tell the people that they shouldn't be using condoms. but to down right lie to them, it is disgraceful. these people trust him, and would follow him to the end, so why would he lie to them about a problem to the catholic church, that to me is just the least of their problems. this supports the arguement brought to light in Angels and Demons, about how the catholic church bends the truth and even lies about things to the public in order to gain popularity.