Samoa’s NCC not consulted about free condoms plan

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

The National Council of Churches (NCC) has not been consulted about a plan to distribute free condoms at National University of Samoa (NUS) according to Father Ioane Ono, Chancellor of Samoa’s Catholic Church.

He believes NCC wasn’t asked about the matter because those involved feared what the answer would be.

News about the condoms reached him via a reporter who telephoned from Australia.

Ono has asked NCC chairman Kasiano Leaupepe for the issue to be discussed so that a joint statement can be issued on the matter.

NCC membership consists of the mainstream churches.

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