Commonweal is to be commended for providing a forum for examining Humanae vitae's legacy. The original article by Leslie Tentler (April 23) and her exchange with John Hagen (June 4) provide telling insights into two opposing views.
That said, I found it jarring to read Hagen's description of "older Catholics, preoccupied with the battles of the late 1960s running the risk of becoming a sort of Jacobite league or Confederate veterans' association, aging and dwindling and ...