I want to know the answer to the following question:
To whom did Paul VI tell "not to be afraid" when the church released its statement on birth control?
All the background I'm provided with is that "He fully anticipated this reaction to be a temporary one: "Don't be afraid", he reportedly told Edouard Gagnon on the eve of the encyclical, "in twenty years time they'll call me a prophet."". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes