Pill inventor gave women protection but lost his religion »
Posted By Progressive 3 months ago in Religion
Born in 1890, John Rock attended 7 a.m. Mass almost every day of his adult life, and a crucifix hung above his desk at Harvard, where he taught for more than 30 years.
The approval of the Pill by the Food and Drug Administration in 1960 brought calls for his excommunication, but his faith and his belief in his work remained firm.
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