marion: Well, given my high school days, I am all FOR birth control! Kidding aside, I am for birth control. I think a lot of issues the world over could be better handled in conjunction with an easily accessible contraception program, and one that works with targeted education about hygiene, child care and disease prevention. I know that puts me squarely at odds with the Mother Church on the subject, but so be it. On certain issues, the Catholic Church needs to come out of the Middle Ages (or Dark Ages, as the case may be).
And, yeah, the Jesuit in me has a real problem with the death penalty. Nothing better than state sponsored murder, in my opinion.
