Dijkstra actually had a much more reasonable title on the article. It was the editor of the publication Niklaus Wirth that changed the title to goto considered

Dijkstra actually had a much more reasonable title on the article. It was the editor of the publication Niklaus Wirth that changed the title to goto considered harmful. Dijkstra was arguing for procedures with a single entry point and a single exit point. So it is easier to reason about what a procedure does.