▁situation ▁where ▁such ▁an ▁exception ▁would ▁apply . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁Pope ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁free ▁distribution ▁of ▁contra cept ives ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Kirch ner ▁government . ▁Francis ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁contra ception ▁involves ▁" dest ruction ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁through ▁the ▁priv ation ▁of ▁children ." ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Francis ▁teach es ▁that ▁" respons ible ▁parent hood " ▁is ▁important , ▁and ▁suggested ▁to ▁have ▁about ▁three ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁family , ▁and ▁added ▁that ▁Christians ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁bre ed ▁in ▁excess . ▁Francis ▁has ▁spoken ▁favor ably ▁of ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁teaching ▁on ▁natural ▁family ▁planning ▁such ▁as ▁avoid ing ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁when ▁the ▁woman ▁is ▁fert ile . ▁But ▁in ▁his ▁apost ol ic ▁ex h ort ation ▁Am oris ▁la et it ia ▁Francis ▁wrote : ▁“ It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁general ▁rules ▁set ▁forth ▁a ▁good ▁which ▁can ▁never ▁be ▁dis reg arded ▁or ▁neglect ed , ▁but ▁in ▁their ▁form ulation ▁they ▁cannot ▁provide ▁absolutely ▁for ▁all ▁particular ▁situations .” ▁" The ▁u pr ight ▁cons ci ences ▁of ▁sp ouses ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁gener ous ▁in ▁transm itting ▁life ▁may ▁lead ▁them , ▁for ▁sufficiently ▁serious ▁reasons , ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁their ▁children ▁" ▁He ▁adm its ▁that :" We ▁also ▁find ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁cons ci ences ▁of ▁the ▁faithful , ▁who ▁very ▁often ▁respond ▁as ▁best ▁they ▁can ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁amid ▁their ▁limitations , ▁and ▁are