Today's injunctions against birth control were re-affirmed in a 1968 document by Pope Paul VI called Humanae Vitae. He warned of four results if the widespread use of contraceptives was accepted:It seems that President Obama's version of the dictatorship of relativism with the proposed HHS rule is generating some powerful support for the Catholic Church. In the USA, the Bishops have been pretty stout in speaking out about the threat to freedom of religion and have been garnering widespread support by their strong stance.
- General lowering of moral standards
- A rise in infidelity, and illegitimacy
- The reduction of women to objects used to satisfy men.
Does that sound familiar?
- Government coercion in reproductive matters.
Because it sure sounds like what's been happening for the past 40 years.
Here's another quote from the article: I found it amusing:
And if you don't think women are being reduced to objects to satisfy men, welcome to the internet, how long have you been here?Do read the whole piece.
3 comments:
A secular business site explains and defends Catholic doctrine on birth control while the Church's own bishops remain unable (or unwilling) to do so.
Shane
Good article and this comment is amazing, as how many secular news agencies admit this?" More broadly, the Malthusian view of population growth has been resilient despite having been proven wrong time and time again and causing lots of unnecessary human suffering. For example, China is headed for a demographic crunch and social dislocation due to its misguided one-child policy."
Pope Paul VI was a prophet. We should honor him more. As a young person, I wrote to him thanking him for Humanae Vitae. He responded via his office. I still have the letter. God bless him.
If nothing else, Pope Paul VI got that one right.
The biggest losers of those who have eschewed Humanae Vitae have been women.
Without doubt, the winners-take-all have been men.
(I am speaking generally, not specifically).
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