Does Contraception Foster Love? — Part 2 of 6 [Open]

CatholicExchange.com ^ | July 22, 2008 | Christopher West

[Salvation]

**Therefore, they are culpable. Catholics who dissent from this teaching are not merely disagreeing with a particular doctrine, they are rejecting the Church’s authority. **

But is the author stating that couples do not realize the FULL consequence of their actions?

[Salvation]

But what about the cases where the egg is not fertilized dur to the contraceptive devices used? People know.

[Salvation]

Thatnks for your testimony about Natural Family Planning. Here are some other threads with additional information for those who are not familiar with it. (No, it is not rhythm.)

Journey to the Truth (Natural Family Planning) [Open]

Enslaving Women One Pill at a Time (Birth Control Pills and Natural Family Planning)

New Study Shows Natural Family Planning Technique More “Effective” Than Contraception

Fargo) Diocese set to require pre-marriage course in natural family planning

Making Babies: A Very Different Look at Natural Family Planning

Clerical Contraception (Important Read! By Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer)

(Fargo) Diocese set to require pre-marriage course in natural family planning

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, July 25, 2004

IS NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING A 'HERESY'? (Trads, please take note)

Thanks Doc: More (and Younger) Doctors Support Natural Family Planning

Couple say Natural Family Planning strengthens marriage

Reflections: Natural family planning vs sexism

British Medical Journal: Natural Family Planning= Effective Birth Control Supported by Catholic Chrch

Natural Family Planning

[jude24]

Because rubber can interfere with God’s soverign plan...

[cpforlife.org]

“This thread is the dead elephant in the middle of the room.”

Of course it's dead. A huge majority of Catholics are “dependent” on Contraception and those under 40-45 have never even heard of Humanae Vitae.

A friend made a great point recently. It takes at least 8 years of education and training w much scrutiny to become a priest but to get married, well....

[RochesterFan]

Because rubber can interfere with God’s soverign plan...

Diet Coke on the monitor after reading this one...

[steadfastconservative]

The author is saying that because they do not realize the full consequences of their actions, they are not culpable. But that is not true. As long as they know that what they are doing is wrong, then they are culpable. There are very few Catholics in this country, who do not know that the Church condemns contraception. Catholics who practice contraception may be ignorant of its full effects but they are not ignorant about its immorality. Some small percentage of these Catholics may believe that the Church's teaching is wrong because they have incorrectly formed their consciences but that, too, is their fault. After all, it isn't as though the Church's teaching is some kind of secret or that copies of Humanae Vitae aren't widely available. But the fact of the matter is that most Catholics know darn well what the Church teaches but that many of them simply refuse to accept and follow it. They are certainly to blame and it's time we stopped making excuses for them.