: I did some searching, too, hoping that it was just a skewed, biased account.. I couldn't get very far with the vatican website, but here's a page from Scotland's RC site: http://www.rcpolitics.org.uk/teachings/contraception.htm

They *specifically* mention latex, to boot :-(

Although, in 1988, the Vatican newpaper apparently said they'd be tolerent...
http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/9/15/84931
nope, those were "twisted words": http://www.cathtelecom.com/news/009/90.html