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Voltaire2

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21. Most Catholic women in the US have used birth control.

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 05:54 PM

Sep 2019

get the facts straight. In other very catholic parts of the world, the story is quite different. In Latin America and parts of Africa the RCC has worked diligently and frequently effectively to block access to contraceptives.

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Pope Francis pushes a new theology of climate change [View all] guillaumeb Sep 2019 OP

Overpopulation has a huge environmental impact, and is contributing to climate change. trotsky Sep 2019 #1

The reality is that people think for themselves about birth control. More important is wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #2

Very true. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #4

Climate change is the critical issue for our species. trotsky Sep 2019 #6

So what he says doesn't matter? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #8

I am a Catholic and my brother is a priest. Most Catholics use their own judgement with respect to wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #17

Well I went to a seminary and went to school with 4 people that are priests now. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #26

People are getting their panties in a twist about Catholics relation to what the Pope says wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #27

I don't care what the pope says. Many people here think it is important. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #28

and yet we live in a religiously diverse nation and someone is demigoddess Oct 2019 #41

Oh so the RCC's edicts are ignored. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #12

Isn't it funny how that works. trotsky Sep 2019 #14

People already believe in climate change. There is no rule saying they have to. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #18

I'm criticizing the hypocrisy of the pope and his church, as well as... trotsky Sep 2019 #31

Sadly, guillaumeb Sep 2019 #3

"surveys show that many Catholics use birth control" trotsky Sep 2019 #5

Many catholics live in non-catholic controlled nations and have the privilege to use things they AtheistCrusader Sep 2019 #20

Or unofficially unavailable. eom guillaumeb Sep 2019 #25

Like abortion in a number of southern states right here in the US. AtheistCrusader Sep 2019 #36

I Suspect That He May corbettkroehler Sep 2019 #7

What would lead you to believe he'll change that? trotsky Sep 2019 #9

His 2016 Document, "The Joy Of Love", Was The Beginning Of The Softening corbettkroehler Sep 2019 #11

Words, no actions. Just like I said. trotsky Sep 2019 #13

But words that contradict your narrative. eom guillaumeb Sep 2019 #23

My narrative is that the pope says things, but never follows up with actions. trotsky Sep 2019 #32

Um, you forgot to quote this line: Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #15

Never going to happen that the RCC softens on birth control. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #10

By not addressing birth control Cartoonist Sep 2019 #16

Funny how much non Catholics here can teach Catholcs about their religion. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #19

Most Catholic women in the US have used birth control. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #21

What percent of Catholic women is that? wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #22

The RCC officially teaches that using birth control is a sin. A very bad one. trotsky Sep 2019 #33

Facts must defer to the narrative of "religion bad". eom guillaumeb Sep 2019 #24

It's not deferring so much as accurately describing in a lot of cases. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #30

Does teaching that contraception is a sin alleviate or exacerbate the overpopulation problem? trotsky Sep 2019 #34

Funny how you assume that those that don't like the pope don't know the RCC. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2019 #29

How are you defining "the church"? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2019 #35

Wow that's great. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2019 #37

Much easier to lecture others about what THEY need to do. trotsky Sep 2019 #38

but..but.. washing the feet of poor peeple!!!! uriel1972 Sep 2019 #39

One of the effects of "infallibility" is that Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #40

Diversion. eom guillaumeb Oct 2019 #42

slow day on the religion forum? Voltaire2 Oct 2019 #43