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kpete

(71,996 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:23 AM Jan 2015

Catholics don't need to breed like rabbits, says Pope from the papal plane

Pope Francis says Roman Catholics don't need to breed like rabbits. Speaking to reporters on the papal plane on his way back from the Philippines, the Pope upholds Vatican teaching banning contraception, and says good Catholics do not need to be 'like rabbits' but should practice responsible parenting

VIDEO HERE:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/jan/20/catholics-rabbits-pope-video

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Catholics don't need to breed like rabbits, says Pope from the papal plane (Original Post) kpete Jan 2015 OP

The abstinence only pope speaks Generic Other Jan 2015 #1

As a practical matter, telling people to abstain does not work. Neither does the merrily Jan 2015 #2

Il Papa Speaks. MineralMan Jan 2015 #3

How about some Birth Control NUMB Nuts FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #4

Seriously! How do you stop being like rabbitts w/o birth control? dballance Jan 2015 #6

well tell them to use a rubber...maybe they should give him a demonstration snooper2 Jan 2015 #5

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

1. The abstinence only pope speaks

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:32 AM

Jan 2015

to his herd of rabbits.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

2. As a practical matter, telling people to abstain does not work. Neither does the

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:34 AM

Jan 2015

rhythm method.

Has the man seen no US reality shows at all?

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

3. Il Papa Speaks.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:40 AM

Jan 2015

Says, "It's OK if you don't want more babies. It's easy. Just don't have sex. Heck, I've been not doing that for decades, and look at me. I'm one of the most powerful people on the planet."

Or something like that.