Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning
contraception, but said that Catholics do not have to breed "like
rabbits" and should instead practice "responsible parenting".
Speaking to reporters en route home from the Philippines, Francis
said on Monday there are plenty of Church-approved ways to regulate
births. But he said most importantly, no outside institution should
impose its views on regulating family size, blasting what he called the
"ideological colonisation" of the developing world.
"Every people deserves to conserve its identity without being ideologically colonised," Francis said.
Pope Francis said there are plenty of Church-approved ways to regulate births [Reuters]
