The archdiocese of Madrid denies, in an official release, that it "has ever invested any money in manufacturers of condoms", as announced by several mass media. "The responsibility of mass media demands, according to the basic deontological regulations of the ethical codes of the profession highlights the newsroom of the archdiocese of Madrid , that some information involving people or institutions should first be double-checked. Note that no mass media have ever contacted this office to check whether such information was true before they spread the news".