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Pope: deplores unrestrained secularism

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Rationalists and Humanists Association of New Zealand says the Pope should mind his own business. Secretary Paul Litterick said "God's plan for humanity" seems to include denying the effectiveness of condoms so that unwanted children and AIDS would spread.

Pope John Paul II told an eight-strong delegation of New Zealand Catholic leaders on a five-yearly visit to the Vatican that their supreme day of faith must not be unduly dominated by entertainment and sport.

When Sunday became subordinate to a popular concept of weekend, people remained trapped in a relentless and often meaningless pursuit of novelty, the 84-year-old pontiff and occasional rugby fan said in a partly-read address on Tuesday to Cardinal Tom Williams and his New Zealand bishops.

Pope: Too much fun and games in NZ