Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper publishes contrasting views of Humanae Vitae on encyclical’s 40th anniversary The Tidings, the newspaper of the Los Angeles archdiocese, carried two articles in its July 25 issue on the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae, which reiterated the Church’s teaching on the immorality of artificial contraception. The first article, provided by the Catholic News Service, is generally favorable to the encyclical. The second, by Notre Dame professor Fr. Richard McBrien, casts doubt on its authority. [[Olmsted072808.jpg]]The CNS article notes how Humanae Vitae is “rarely addressed from the pulpit.” It goes on to interview...