Op-Ed Columnist: Tales From the Kitchen Table

International Herald Tribune Thursday 9th February, 2012

This is a really old story, but let me tell you anyway.

When I was first married, my mother-in-law sat down at her kitchen table and told me about the day she went to confession and told the priest that she and her husband were using birth control. She had several young children, times were difficult - really, she could have produced a list of reasons longer than your arm.

"You're no better than a whore on the street," said the priest.

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