Vatican roulette

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Vatican roulette

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From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable The rhythm method.

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"Vatican roulette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vatican%20roulette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Vatican roulette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vatican%20roulette

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"Vatican roulette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vatican%20roulette.

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@misc{vatican_roulette_2026,
  title = {Vatican roulette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vatican%20roulette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}