Pope last night sprang a surprise when he called on Catholics not to “breed like rabbits” but instead practice “responsible parenting”.
Speaking on the plane on the way back to Rome from Manila in the Phillipines after a week-long visit, the pope said: “I believe that three children per family, from what the experts say, is the key number for sustaining the population.
“The key word here is responsible parenthood and each person works out how to exercise this with the help of their pastor… Sorry, some people think that in order to be good Catholics we have to breed like rabbits, right?
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