Rush Limbaugh Quotes
Don't jump down - folks, contraception in the Catholic Church is a thing.
Limbaugh, Rush. The Rush Limbaugh Show. Premiere Networks, 2012.
The Prime Minister’s wife, a Roman Catholic, like most Roman Catholics in Europe and America practice contraception despite the fact that the Catholic Church still maintains that artificial means of birth control is a sin. Rarely are such personal matters discussed with the media in Great Britain which respects the personal privacy of public figures more so than the United States. However, Mrs. Blair and her husband have been particularly open throughout their public career.
Condoms and other birth control usage had been forbidden by the Catholic Church. However, most American Catholics utilized artificial birth control devices anyway. However, the official church positions inhibited and influenced politicians throughout the nations. Even as late as 1963 selling birth control devices was illegal in parts of America. A pharmacist was sentenced to jail for filling a prescription for a condom for a couple where the woman could not bear a child safely as the result of a physical condition. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction.
In America (and Europe) while the Roman Catholic Clergy oppose contraception but the majority of Catholics did not agree and used artificial contraception. There is a small proportion of the Evangelical churches who oppose contraception, but at this time over 90 percent of Evangelical clergy did not.
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was an American radio personality, conservative political commentator, author, and television show host. He was best known as the host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which was nationally syndicated on AM and FM radio stations.
