---"the use of a condom is a less serious matter than the use of the birth control pill."---
YOU BETCHA!!!
----"This is because it is possible for the pill to occasionally fail in preventing ovulation. There is a backup feature of the pill that prevents possible fertilized eggs from implanting."----
YOU ARE CORRECT AGAIN! And with todays lower estrogen 'contraceptive' products, this backup abortifacient mechanism has become a much bigger player..... causing the flushing of many little human creations away..... all in the name of convenience.
While I could really care less about NFP ... (not MY prerogative what you do behind closed doors) I do take issue with 'Christians' murdering Our Lord's little ones and going on with life as if nothing has happened..... and it is really convenient and clean looking.....
"So...you have the situation where many women are actually aborting but are not aware of it."
Here is where we must dig deeper..... is there sin there? Is it involuntary manslaughter? Is it maybe a sin to not want what God is planning for you? Interesting. I'd say that thin ice seems to paint an accurate picture here.... killing is not easily excused no matter what your plea.
"Here is where we must dig deeper..... is there sin there? Is it involuntary manslaughter? Is it maybe a sin to not want what God is planning for you? Interesting. I'd say that thin ice seems to paint an accurate picture here.... killing is not easily excused no matter what your plea"
Well...there certainly is death, and I would say there is negligence due to ignorance.
How much of this constitutes "sin" is beyond me, as I think only God can really search a person's heart and determine their culpability.
As for me....I was once on the pill when I was younger, uninformed, and just starting off my marriage to a non-catholic.
One day I took the time to read the information that came with the prescription and stopped taking it.
I have no way of knowing if I ever aborted or not, so I don't know what degree of sin was committed.
My husband eventually converted and we are still wrestling with the whole NFP thing - but I supposed that is another topic.
We did confess the fact I had taken those pills and I trust someday God will let us know what the outcome of our actions were regarding that.
I think alot of responsibility also lies with those who write out the prescriptions to their patients without discussing this feature of the pill with them.
I think many women would not take it if they were told they could still be conceiving.