No Catholics worthy of the Name quote the National Catholic Reporter in support of their viewpoint.
Where are the ‘worthy Catholics’ then? Are theY here?-—> “All active and retired bishops in the United States and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_Catholic_bishops_of_the_United_States
I think it’s indicative that the anonymous commentator or blog-poster described his sister as “a vegetable.” That’s death-eater talk, unworthy of Christians of any kind.
I have friends who have a child with profound cerebral palsy, requiring constant and intensive attention. Their next child has Down’s Syndrome. And they have two healthy children younger than the ones with handicaps, and three older. (I’d love to see one of my teenage sons fall for their oldest daughter, because she has incredible compassion and patience, as well as brains and pretty hair.)
It is the character of the people which makes the family succeed or fail, in whatever challenges they face, not contraceptive sex.