Rejection of another person's reproductive capacities is a rejection of a part of their humanity, whether or not this is our intent. What if we changed that sentence to read:
Rejection of another person's reproductive capacities ability to walk is a rejection of a part of their humanity, whether or not this is our intent.
Wouldn't it be the same thing? How about:
Rejection of another person's reproductive tanning capacities is a rejection of a part of their humanity, whether or not this is our intent.
Would you stand by your claim when applied to other areas of life?
Non-recognition of others' abilities/talents/gifts or lack thereof in certain areas is just as much a sin as rejection of abilities/talents/gifts.
Contraception is not sin. How you choose to plan your family is fine--as long as abortion is not involved.
"What if we changed that sentence to read:
"Rejection of another person's ability to walk is a rejection of a part of their humanity, whether or not this is our intent.
Wouldn't it be the same thing? How about:
Rejection of another person's tanning capacities is a rejection of a part of their humanity, whether or not this is our intent.
Would you stand by your claim when applied to other areas of life?"
Yes, I would stand by my claim, if it meant that a husband said to his wife: "Honey, I love you, but I can't deal with your walking right now, so would you please amputate your legs," or a wife said to her husband (re: "tanning"): "I adore you, dear, but having a pale husband interferes with my lifestyle, so could you hide your face and cover yourself from head to toe whenever we are together?"
This is similar to the contraceptive request that a spouse thwart his or her fertility (sometimes damaging his/her body) and conceal part of him/herself from his/her wife or husband.
As regards contraception and Christianity, contraception is only theologically sensible when viewed through the lense of heterodoxies such as Gnosticism and Manicheism. Belief that sex is complete while spouses are not open to each other's life-giving capabilities requires a dualistic view of the human person that separates body from self.
Using a barrier (the only non-abortifacient birth control) during sex is like dressing in rubber gloves and a surgical mask before hugging someone-- "I love you and I want to be affectionate with you, but let me protect myself from you first."