[Tax-chick]

I was reminded of Pope Paul VI's prediction in Humanae Vitae, that contraception would inevitably become a tool of government to manipulate citizens.

[stanne]

‘Humanae Vitae’ is about $2.50 at a catholic bookstore, (my catholic bookstore.com, for instance) and it is free on line through the easiest google search ever http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae_en.html

It’s 31 paragraphs long and can be read in.a shorter amount of time it takes to watch one quarter, maybe a half, of a football game or an episode of downton abbey.

It is logical and is written for the laity, so it is readable, and by anyone, it is classic logic. The references take up two pages, it’s not from Pope Paul’s daydreams. It cites scripture heavily, medical associations, St Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, and theological councils.

It was published in 1968.

All of what this country is going through can be easily explained, predicted, dealt with, coped with and properly put into erspective on reading it

I can’t imagine understanding ways going on without having read it

It’s applied biblical study

[wonkowasright]

That document was stunningly predictive. Keep in mind when he wrote that China was still ‘pro family’. All that one child stuff came after. Pope was right on the money.

That little change made huge impacts and changed something from the creation of life to an indoor sport.