ncrist wrote:

I don't really understand the Catholic thing. I was born Catholic, but
I only have one sister.

Catholics weren't (aren't?) allowed to use contraception. Fill the earth
and conquer it is the instruction I believe.

In Ireland (where I'm from) it was illegal until about 15 years ago
resulting in large families and/or lapsed Catholics.

I'm one of 9 children, my partner is the youngest of 12, his family have
stuck to 3 or 4 children each, my family are 1s and 2s with a 3 and a 4
thrown in. My 2 yr old son has 31 1st cousins with 3 more due this year.
It would be great if except for 2 they're all across the pond from us.

None of our siblings are Catholic enough not to plan our families and
use contraception. Very few christened their children.