Critics ask Pope to end contraception ban
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The contraception issue is arguably a source of great conflict and division in the Church. On the 40th anniversary of the encyclical which enshrined the ban, 50 dissident Catholic groups bought a half-page advertisement on Italy's largest newspaper urging the Pope to reconsider the ban for the sake of HIV prevention.
"Published in Italian, the letter said the Catholic Church's policy has had "a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world, endangering women's lives and leaving millions at risk of HIV."
"Most Catholics use modern contraception, believing it is a moral choice while considering themselves practising Catholics, and yet the Catholic hierarchy completely denies this reality, forcing priests to remain silent about this and many other topics linked to sexuality," the letter said."
Do you think the Pope should reconsider the ban or be coherent with his predecessors' choices?
"Published in Italian, the letter said the Catholic Church's policy has had "a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world, endangering women's lives and leaving millions at risk of HIV."
"Most Catholics use modern contraception, believing it is a moral choice while considering themselves practising Catholics, and yet the Catholic hierarchy completely denies this reality, forcing priests to remain silent about this and many other topics linked to sexuality," the letter said."
Do you think the Pope should reconsider the ban or be coherent with his predecessors' choices?
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