Rick assumes facts not in evidence.
And the circular firing squad will form here.
“Birth control” is a wide category. He does limit his list to “artificial birth control.” (Which includes the rhythm and more scientific natural family planning.)
However, he assumption is that birth control is relevant outside of marriage. Sex outside of marriage is always wrong.
However, there is no sin in sex within marriage and there’s no sin for committed couples to use birth control that doesn’t endanger any children who do result and who would never consider abortion for serendipitous pregnancies.
“However, there is no sin in sex within marriage and there’s no sin for committed couples to use birth control that doesn’t endanger any children who do result and who would never consider abortion for serendipitous pregnancies.”
If children are a gift from God, you are saying, no God, don’t bless me with children. You are supposed to embrace God’s blessings, not reject them.
Just about every Christian believed contraception was sinful before the 1930s. Now either God changed his mind or Christianity has some 'splainin to do.
God gave us naturally infertile periods. Nothing wrong with making use of those. But that is not the same as using artificial means to prevent conception.
“However, there is no sin in sex within marriage and there’s no sin for committed couples to use birth control that doesn’t endanger any children who do result and who would never consider abortion for serendipitous pregnancies.”
This is only true, according to Church teaching, if you are talking about NFP.
If you are talking about barrier methods - the Church is still very much opposed to that.
Whether or not I personally agree with Rick - or the Church - on this, is a lesser issue as compared to the fact that Obama is destroying our nation.
Would people really prefer a “catholic” like Pelosi who pubicly and frequently oppose the Church while declaring herself a catholic?