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"James":3vfg57zz wrote:
Another stereotype I run into is that Catholics have very large families. Why is this and is it true?[/quote:3vfg57zz]
I think in the past they did have larger families. It could also be related to the notable distinction that the Catholic Church is one of the only remaining Christian churches that prohibits artificial contraceptives. The Episcopal Church in 1930 was the first to permit and others followed suit, but the Catholic Church has remained steadfast.

Gaudium et Spes[/url:3vfg57zz], paragraph 51 describes why the Catholic Church is against it.