Birth Control

Birth Control ... Pope John Paul II has made it clear that even “natural” methods of birth control are unacceptable to the church if they are used for “selfish ends.” Addressing a Rome conference on the Billing method of family planning, the Pope said all methods were forbidden if couples were “closed to the transmission of life.” (The Freethinker, Jan. 1991). Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church benefited financially from the sale of the pill; the Vatican Bank has held the majority of shares in the Roman-based pharmaceutical firm Sorono which produces birth control pills. (The Human Quest. Jan-Feb 1991)

From “ Humanist in Canada” Spring 1991 (#96)

(CX5077)

Subject Headings

Birth Control  Vatican

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