Taiwan removes an anti-AIDS campaign advertisement featuring a smiling nun holding a condom, as Roman Catholics vehemently protest.

Almost 300,000 Catholics live in Taiwan. The poster depicts the nun holding the condom with both hands saying, "Although I don't need one, even I know."

The advertisement has been removed from all condom machines in Taipei hospitals, subway stations, and elsewhere.

A church spokeswoman says, "As a nun, I can't agree with their way of expressing things. This is a serious insult."

Authorities say they wanted to use someone with a "positive image" to encourage the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.