al lop ▁claims ▁that ▁Luci ani ▁referred ▁to ▁several ▁en cyc lic als ▁and ▁pron oun c ements ▁from ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁but ▁never ▁referred ▁public ly ▁to ▁Hum ana e ▁V ita e ▁as ▁po pe ▁himself . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁John ▁Paul ▁I ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁speak ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁Milan ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁that ▁June ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁en cyc lic al . ▁He ▁refused ▁both ▁to ▁speak ▁and ▁to ▁attend . ▁He ▁supposed ly ▁informed ▁his ▁secretary ▁of ▁state ▁Card inal ▁Jean ▁Vill ot ▁that , ▁regarding ▁Hum ana e ▁V ita e , ▁" we ▁cannot ▁leave ▁the ▁situation ▁as ▁it ▁currently ▁stands ." ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁conversation ▁with ▁Card inal ▁Vill ot ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁reported ly ▁told ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁state ▁that ▁" We ▁have ▁been ▁discuss ing ▁birth ▁control ▁for ▁forty - five ▁minutes ... ▁during ▁that ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁we ▁have ▁been ▁talking ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁have ▁died ▁of ▁mal nut r ition . ▁God ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁provide ." ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁certain ▁John ▁Paul ▁I ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁revers ed ▁Paul ▁VI ' s ▁teaching , ▁namely ▁on ▁contra ception , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁sexual ▁eth ics ▁and ▁church ▁doctrine , ▁rather ▁than ▁one ▁of ▁personal ▁opinion . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁is ▁reasonable ▁to ▁assume ▁John ▁Paul ▁I