text: I am pretty sure that the reason so many Catholics are okay with contraception is due to ignorance.  Our priests are, to be frank, often scared to try and educate the faithful on why the Church teaches what it teaches on this subject.  As disappointed as I am in their unwillingness to defend the faith in this area, I can sympathize.  If they were to even suggest during a homily that using contraception is not an intrinsic good, then they will be viciously attacked by a very noisy portion of their congregation.  The angry and condescending comments on this very website every time someone brings up any Church teaching other than caring for the poor (which is also important) show that.