Do you know the % of Catholics who choose to ignore some parts of the religion but still consider themselves Catholic? It's a high number. And the religion doesn't crumble just because of it.

The bigger question in Africa isn't the use of condoms it is the availability. If the pope's stance effects that then is an outright shame. If they are available to the people and then they decide to abide by the Pope then that is still their individual choice. I don't think 100% of the African catholics don't use them because the Pope said not to.