Posted on 03/02/2015 12:45:08 PM PST by marshmallow
Pope Francis may have ventured where angels fear to go last month in raising the issue of responsible parenthood, but one Kiwi family is unafraid to share their distinct experience.
Michael and Rebecca Loretz of Avondale in Auckland have nine children aged between 20 years and 15 months. And all of them were born by caesarean section. So their ears pricked up when they heard reports of the Pope’s comments during an in-flight press conference after his visit to the Philippines.
Francis spoke of a woman he met who was pregnant after having had her first seven children by caesarean section. He reportedly rebuked the woman, asking if she wanted “to leave seven orphans”. “That is an irresponsibility. [That woman might say] ‘no but I trust in God’. But God gives you methods to be responsible,” the Pope said. He added: “Some think that, excuse me if I use that word, in order to be good Catholics, we have to be like rabbits. No. Responsible parenthood.”
Michael and Rebecca said they love the Pope and don’t want to say anything against him. But Michael admitted that, when he first heard the reports of Francis’s statement, he took to social media to express his concerns. That’s because Michael and Rebecca, both aged 43, don’t think they have been irresponsible in any wayin having their family. When they were first married, they thought maybe four children would be a good number to have.
Their first two children required emergency caesareans for different reasons — the first because of the baby’s distress, and the second because of an umbilical cord around the throat. In those days, Michael and Rebecca explained, it was usual for hospitals in New Zealand to tell women who had had two caesareans that they should do......
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Mr. Bergoglio alienates yet more Catholics.
IMHO he’s the best thing to happen to Roman Catholicism since Martin Luther.
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Thank God they have such a large family! It truly is a blessing.
The lesson here is simple: Never trust MSM reports of what the Pope says.
So be responsible and use NFP when there are known dangers during pregnancy and delivery. This is not controversial.
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