A Northern Virginia pharmacy that received the blessing of the Catholic Church because of its pledge not to sell contraceptives has closed, the Associated Press reports.
When it opened in October 2008, Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy was one of at least seven pharmacies nationwide refusing to sell contraceptives.
Robert Laird, executive director of DMC, says the store closed March 4 because it wasn't working financially. Laird says the pharmacy was losing tens of thousands of dollars a month.
The business was located next to a Catholic bookstore with two Catholic parishes nearby. But Laird says it had trouble attracting regular customers.
He says closing the pharmacy "was like a funeral."