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Pope VI defends birth control encyclical amid ongoing dissent
The Pope defended his human life encyclical against critics while allowing no retreat from banning artificial contraception. Leaders and theologians in the United States and Britain voiced mixed responses as debates over obedience and personal conscience continued across Catholic communities.
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Associated Press
Paul VI
Rome
America
Washington
Catholic University of American
Association of Washington
John Cardinal Cody
Archishop
Chicago
Msgr
Thomas J. McGovern
Archdiocese of New York
Albany
N.Y
Bernard J. Lannon
Holy Spirit Church
Newark
N.J
John Finnegan
St. Patrick’s Church
Detroit
Holy Father
William V. D’antonio
Notre Dame University
Catholic Committee On Population and Government Policy
London
Sunday Times
John Cardinal Hennan
Britain