Most Catholics use contraceptives and have since the 1960's. That's why Catholics no longer have big families. The use of contraceptives is no longer an issue for most Catholic women.
It began long before that. The French Church was unable to resist the secularists because they loved their plot of land too much.Then came the wars with Germany and the wrath of God. Look with pity on what once was called the first daughter of the Church.
It’s still sad. How many lay people do the Nashville Dominicans employ? They couldn’t find enough faithful Catholics to fill their positions?