DBK - What is your perspective on the teaching of the Eastern Orthodox Churches on the issue of contraception?
In my study, I have found equivocation among the Orthodox on the issue. No where could I find a definitive or authoritative teaching on the subject, and various orthodox priests and deacons I have spoken to gave answers from very orthodox to very heterodox.
This is the primary reason that I returned to Roman Catholicism after I briefly left, and did not persue the claims of orthodoxy any farther.
Even though many reject it, our Church still maintains an authoritative, definitive teaching, and for all intents and purposes, is the sole Christian body to do so on the universal scene.