Pope offers new rhetoric on birth control for Catholics

Pope offers new rhetoric on birth control for Catholics
Pope offers new rhetoric on birth control for Catholics

Pope offers new rhetoric on birth control for Catholics

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Pope Francis raised some eyebrows earlier this week when he said people didn’t have to breed like “rabbits” to be good Roman Catholics. He said they should instead practice “responsible” parenting. But he also stood firm on the church’s stance against contraception. Dennis Coday, Editor of the National Catholic Reporter, joins us to make sense of this all. Photo: Flickr/anqa