Pope Suggests Contraception Use May Be 'Lesser Evil' For Those Fearing Zika : The Two-Way : NPR

Pope Suggests Contraception Use May Be 'Lesser Evil' For Those Fearing Zika : The Two-Way : NPR: "But contraception is different, the pope said, noting that "avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil," the AP writes.

The Vatican press office described the pope's remarks on contraception: "Using contraceptives to avoid pregnancy can be acceptable in difficult situations, he said, noting that Pope Paul VI authorized nuns in Africa to do the same half a century ago when they were threatened with rape."

That exceptional dispensation from Paul VI was not publicized at the time, the AP writes, and little is known about it."



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