When Pope Francis arrives in Washington this month, he'll be greeted
enthusiastically. Among American Catholics, the pope is remarkably
popular — 87 percent have a favourable opinion of him — and he's the US.
church's best chance of overcoming a bad case of spiritual anaemia.
But excitement alone cannot heal one of the deepest rifts in Catholic life, not only among American Catholics but worldwide. It has to do with sexuality, although not the priest abuse scandals that have quite properly received attention in recent years. Nothing has divided the church more than its prohibition against contraception, even among married couples.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/72007166/why-the-catholic-church-should-talk-about-contraception
But excitement alone cannot heal one of the deepest rifts in Catholic life, not only among American Catholics but worldwide. It has to do with sexuality, although not the priest abuse scandals that have quite properly received attention in recent years. Nothing has divided the church more than its prohibition against contraception, even among married couples.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/72007166/why-the-catholic-church-should-talk-about-contraception