In an interview with The Washington Post, former president Jimmy Carter said he would advise young people “if they can” to refrain from sex before marriage, but said he doesn’t criticize his 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren if they behave differently. “We look the other way,” the president said. “I’ve learned we can’t have the same mores.” Carter also said he wrote to Pope Francis and told him to make good on his promise to create a greater role for women.