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German rabbit breeders: Our bunnies are chaste | Crux

It has become (painfully?) clear that one must always read the entire text of one of Pope Francis's impromptu press conferences - and the most recent as he flew home from the Philipines was no different. This time the media glommed on to his remark about responsible parents controlling their fertility and not 'breeding like rabbits'.


In response, I offer what I consider to be the perfect rejoinder to this latest brouhaha... a story about rabbit breeders complaining that the Pontiff has maligned the moral status of their stock. It seems the perfect story to highlight the inane response of much of the Western media when it come to understanding what the Pope says in these media scrums.



German rabbit breeders: Our bunnies are chaste | Crux

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