Monday, February 22, 2016

Pope Francis and the Falsehood of Contraception in Africa

Paolo VI – il grande! – in una situazione difficile, in Africa, ha permesso alle suore di usare gli anticoncezionali per i casi di violenza. … Paul VI – the great one! – in a difficult situation in Africa, permitted sisters to use contraceptives for cases of violenze.


Fr. Z's blog has debunked this as a falsehood.  Doe this mean that the Pope knowingly lied about this?  No, probably not.  He heard the story, accepted it as truth, and then continued to spread it.


You can read all about it here:  http://wdtprs.com/blog/2016/02/its-not-an-urban-legend-its-a-lie-paul-vi-did-not-give-permission-to-nuns-to-use-contraceptives/

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