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Pope May Accept Contraception Use In Zika Areas

"Abortion is not a lesser evil. It is a crime," said the Pontiff in response to a question about how best to combat the outbreak across Latin America.

But he added: "Avoiding a pregnancy is not an absolute evil."

The Pope cited one of his predecessors, Paul VI, who relaxed the Church's rules by authorising nuns working in Africa to use contraceptives due to the high risk of them being raped by soldiers.

Here's a good thread about the history of those nuns and why contraception is was okay. Also:

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