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When Pope Francis was asked whether the Zika outbreak justifies contraceptive use, he mentioned that Paul VI had allowed nuns in the Belgian Congo to use contraceptives in case they were raped (1960s). Who were these nuns? What was going on in the Congo?

by /u/textandtrowel in /r/AskHistorians

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