Pope Paul VI 'nixed pro-pill document'

(ANSA) - Vatican City, July 10 - Pope Paul VI vetoed a group of theologians' document backing the use of contraceptives in the mid-60s, a monsignor says in an upcoming book. After rejecting the "De nascendae prolis" (On the Birth of Children) encyclical on "responsible" parenthood, the pontiff went on to publish his 1968 encyclical "Humanae Vitae" (On Human Life) which reiterated dogma and only allowed natural methods of regulating conception such as the rhythm method, according to Msgr Gilfredo Marengo.
    Marengo is set to publish his book, which is the fruit of years trawling through the Vatican Archives.