> The Catholic Church teaches that contraception is immoral as it frustrates our natural sexual powers, thus your position would never be able to be adopted in

> The Catholic Church teaches that contraception is immoral as it frustrates our natural sexual powers, thus your position would never be able to be adopted in the Catholic Church. Technically, yes. The official stance of the Catholic Church is that contraception is immoral - solidified by Pope Paul VI's "Humanae Vitae" in 1968[0]. However, that part of the doctrine is extremely contentious (even at the time it was written) and ignored by most Catholics. The church held a commission on it a few years earlier and they reportedly voted 64 to 5 in favor on allowing artificial birth control[1]. Catholic pastors often get around it by framing contraception purely as a means of preventing STDs, so it technically isn't violating Paul VI's rules against interrupting procreation. Some find more creative ways to justify it and go so far as to promote its use in responsible family planning. Pope Francis seems to tacitly endorse those creative interpretations. I doubt it would be too much of a stretch for pastors - especially those who are already breaking their vows of celibacy - to use creative interpretations to endorse the use of contraception for themselves and each other. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanae_vitae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanae_vitae [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_on_Birth_Control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_on_Birth...