The pope just like a lot of people is confusing prostitution with forced prostitution aka sexual SLAVERY. If it were up to me the pimps who force girls into prostitution would get the death penalty.
That being said, there is nothing wrong with prostitution in and of itself. If a girl chooses to do this job i see no reason to stop her. If she would rather have sex for money than scrub toilets who is the pope to judge her? If the catholic church had some nice and willing Romanian prostitutes around perhaps their priests would not be raping so many altar boys.
Some would say it is harmful, but even if that is the case she is hurting only herself. There are plenty of professions that are harmful or dangerous, should we outlaw mining? Some would argue that prostitution is not necessary and to that I say hundreds of people drown every year diving for pearls, should we ban pearls? There is data that shows legalizing prostitution has some positive effects on society, can't say the same about pearls.
I believe trying to ban prostitution actually makes matters worse since it just gives power to the pimps, girls can't easily get help in countries where prostitution is illegal. Instead of fighting prostitution we should be fighting pimps and sex traffickers. Prostitution is the oldest profession and can not be stopped, so instead of making matters worse we should try to make sure that the women can do their work safely and with dignity, just like any other profession.
That being said, there is nothing wrong with prostitution in and of itself. If a girl chooses to do this job i see no reason to stop her. If she would rather have sex for money than scrub toilets who is the pope to judge her? If the catholic church had some nice and willing Romanian prostitutes around perhaps their priests would not be raping so many altar boys.
Some would say it is harmful, but even if that is the case she is hurting only herself. There are plenty of professions that are harmful or dangerous, should we outlaw mining? Some would argue that prostitution is not necessary and to that I say hundreds of people drown every year diving for pearls, should we ban pearls? There is data that shows legalizing prostitution has some positive effects on society, can't say the same about pearls.
I believe trying to ban prostitution actually makes matters worse since it just gives power to the pimps, girls can't easily get help in countries where prostitution is illegal. Instead of fighting prostitution we should be fighting pimps and sex traffickers. Prostitution is the oldest profession and can not be stopped, so instead of making matters worse we should try to make sure that the women can do their work safely and with dignity, just like any other profession.