Pope Francis: "Catholic couples do not have to breed like rabbits"

The pontiff used his return trip from the Philippines to answer questions from journalists.

He first wanted to clarify his position on freedom of expression after declaring last Thursday that there "were limits to be observed".

Pope Francis called for caution in derision: "In theory, we can say that we have the freedom to express ourselves. Theoretically, we all agree, but in practice limit ourselves a little. I can not cause continually insult someone. The risk is to receive from this person a reaction that is not right. "

Another statement to remember this prolix and amateur Pope formulas that he used to defend the position of the Church on "responsible parenthood". Francis rejected the idea that Catholic couples should have as many children as possible while also rising against the "Malthusian" reducing the birth rate.

"Excuse me the term, to be good Catholics, they must be like rabbits. No, not there is a responsible fatherhood and the latter as if she realizes? Including through dialogue within the Church according to Francis.

In Manila, the Argentine pontiff had strongly defended his predecessor Paul VI and his opposition to medical contraception reaffirmed in the Encyclical Humanae Vitae in 1968.