The change being envisaged with respect to condoms will only pertain to special cases between married couples. This will certainly raise eyebrows among the conservative Catholics, especially the sudden turn of events and Pope Benedict's sobered stance on the condom issue.
Austin Ruse, president of the Culture of Life Foundation, said "It's just hard to imagine that any pope — and this pope — would change the teaching." To predict the outcome of this turn in the thought process, on the condom issue would be a bit too premature at this juncture.