[My emphasis] The same is true
on contraception as well.»
Larry A. Carstens says it is incorrect for me to describe conservative Catholics who nonetheless dissent from the Church's teaching
on contraception as «thoroughly orthodox.»
Not exact matches
It is about
as clear
as any historical chain can get that this implosion is a direct consequence of the famous Lambeth Conference in 1930, at which the Anglicans abandoned the longstanding Christian position
on contraception.
As Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver observed
on Humanae Vitae's thirtieth anniversary in 1998, «
Contraception has released males — to a historically unprecedented degree — from responsibility for their sexual aggression.»
Perhaps you should read the Catholic Cathechism rather than rely
on the poor education you received
as an excuse for embracing
contraception.
«Conservatives,»
on the other hand, «must stop seeing
contraception as a «sin.
CNN: Catholics clergymen come out swinging against HHS regulation Catholics around the country got an earful
on Sunday from the pulpit over a new health insurance policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that forces employers to cover
contraception and abortion
as part of preventative care regardless of religious beliefs.
Washington (CNN)- Catholics around the country got an earful
on Sunday from the pulpit over a new health insurance policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that forces employers to cover
contraception and abortion
as part of preventative care regardless of religious beliefs.
Debate about
contraception, abortion, same - sex marriage, even Satan, has attracted just
as much attention
on the presidential campaign trail in recent weeks.
A federal judge
on August 31 ruled that the March for Life, a secular organization that stages the annual January Roe v. Wade protest in Washington, is exempt from offering artificial
contraception as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, widely known
as Obamacare.
(See Melinda Gates» TED Talk
on the role of
contraception in curbing maternal and infant mortality
as well
as abortion.)
So too today, instead of engaging with the entirety of the twentieth century Magisterial teaching concerning artificial
contraception — Pius XI, Pius XII, Paul VI, John Paul II — The Tablet focuses
on Humanae Vitae and seeks to knock that down so
as to knock the whole edifice of teaching in this area.
I would conclude, then, that by changing my attitudes
on several deeply ingrained matters (such
as contraception and women's ordination), I have uncovered a remarkably unthreatening attitude toward the changeable and unchangeable in the church in general.
As Ramesh Ponnuru points out in National Review Online, the Democrats» emphasis
on abortion and
contraception this election cycle was successful in many respects.
Consider the number of children you'd like to have (if any), and be certain
on your views surrounding
contraception, adoption and fertility treatments
as well.
The Church's teaching
on artificial forms of
contraception is presented, and students are made aware of natural family planning not only
as a morally acceptable means of family planning but also
as an important means developing sensitivity between a married couple thereby helping build the exclusive relationship we know
as marital friendship.
Of course, Pope Paul VI judged otherwise, but, Noonan's work
on contraception is still used today
as an historical reference.
As it explained, «For two decades of economic and social developments, people have organized their intimate relationships and made choices that define their views of themselves and their places in society in reliance
on the availability of abortion in the event that
contraception should fail....
Like It Is which is run by Marie Stopes International (MSI) and is described
as a website for 11 - 15 year olds, providing advice
on issues such
as contraception, periods, teenage pregnancy, sex and sexuality.
We ought to seek a fuller understanding of the Church's teaching
on sex and marriage, particularly why practices such
as contraception, abortion and IVF go against the dignity of the human being and are therefore morally and intrinsically evil.
The headline read
as follows: «Massive Vatican shift
on gay sex: Summit
on «family life» says unmarried couples living together can be «positive», gays and divorcees must be welcomed and
contraception «respected».»
Our local Primary Care Trust operates a clinic for young people which «provides a wide range of information and advice
on issues regarding sexual health such
as; fertility, unplanned pregnancy and
contraception.
But he also highlights significant weaknesses, for example: «Argumentation to justify fundamental Catholic and Christian positions
on sex education is lamentably absent» and, it invokes «secular rhetoric in explaining the aim of understanding the Church's teaching
on contraception and pregnancy
as becoming «able to make informed choices»».
Contraception,
on the other hand, is an abuse in and of itself, since it treats fertility
as a problem to be overcome or thwarted.
The rest of the letters focus primarily
on the allowance I made for barrier methods of
contraception when used in keeping with the spirit of «responsible parenthood»
as defined by the encyclical.
You siad «Most of those decrying this «sacrifice» probably have no idea the reasons or traditions at work here» If this is true than you must be in support of those who oppose abortion and
contraception on religious grounds
as well correct?
Well, yes, but that rather misses the whole point at issue, which is that the ban
on contraception has created a crisis of conscience among Catholics who
on every other point of faith and morality are obedient servants of the Church but who,
as I put it, «find themselves unable to conform their beliefs or practices to Humanae Vitae.»
At the dotCommonweal blog, Grant Gallicho sorrowfully surveys the statement issued yesterday by Cardinal Timothy Dolan
on behalf of the USCCB, which rightly characterized the latest version of «accommodation»
on the
contraception mandate of the Obama HHS
as inadequate.
Though she now identifies
as a Catholic, Libresco questions certain aspects of Catholicism, including the church's positions
on homosexuality,
contraception and some aspects of religious liberty.
I try not to put too much pressure
on myself to speak up
as the token «Christian feminist»
on issues like these, but after reading multiple blog posts and articles this week from Christian men about women and
contraception, I decided to add my two cents
as a pro-life woman of faith who supports affordable access to birth control for women.
This was made quite clear by Ed Balls, minister for Children Schools and Families when he said
on 23 February 2010, «A Catholic faith school can say to their pupils we believe
as a religion
contraception is wrong but what they can't do is therefore say that they are not going to teach them about
contraception to children, how to access
contraception or how to use
contraception.»
The reproductive rights of people living in such communities are curtailed if (
as is common) their hospital is administratively locked into the ultraconservative view
on abortion, and even
on such reproductive issues
as tubal ligation and
contraception.
People who think this way will naturally also regard
contraception as a brake
on man's activities that damage the environment.
Let's work through the ABCs of these classic controversies:
Contraception: A. «The use of contraception in the West has led to a stabilising of the population... However, in less developed countries, the population is rising by as much as 3 \ % a year... This is placing great pressures on food supplies, health services and educ
Contraception: A. «The use of
contraception in the West has led to a stabilising of the population... However, in less developed countries, the population is rising by as much as 3 \ % a year... This is placing great pressures on food supplies, health services and educ
contraception in the West has led to a stabilising of the population... However, in less developed countries, the population is rising by
as much
as 3 \ % a year... This is placing great pressures
on food supplies, health services and education».
In order to have a concept of «disorder» we need to have a concept of «order» and since this book completely fails to explain the Catholic view of sexuality and vocation to family life, the ban
on artificial
contraception can only be described
as some kind of pointless arbitrary rule.
In this area,
as in others, a better approach would be to show the damage artificial
contraception causes such
as increased immorality, strains
on marriage due to impossible demands regarding sexual gratification, increased abortion, legitimisation of homosexuality, sexualization of children, procreation without sex (e.g. IVF) and the moral decline and confusion experienced by protestant churches since they allowed artificial
contraception.
To some extent, the debate is already over for Catholics
as Amnesty sold the pass
on sexuality years ago; the organisation already supports a right to
contraception including the abortifacient morning - after pill, which it claims does not cause abortion, and affirms «sexual rights», a term which includes such gems
as the right to a pleasurable sex life.
It is assumed that social mores have changed significantly
on this subject and that the greater autonomy of women,
as well
as the availability of
contraception, alters many of the earlier sanctions in this area.
What we did (in the Colorado Family Planning Initiative) is kind of flip the mindset, so rather than introducing all
contraception as being
on the same playing field, we said, «Let's start with what is most effective.»
Do not rely
on breastfeeding
as a form of
contraception.
Since hormonal changes in a woman's body help suppress menses while breastfeeding, it is important to breastfeed
on demand, night and day, in order to rely
on LAM
as an effective method of
contraception.
After the birth of your last bundle of joy, you may have relied
on breastfeeding
as a form of
contraception.
Bachmann, who did not mention the
contraception issue at all, but focused
on quality - of - life economic issues, such
as the price of gasoline that has risen in the last several months, but appears to be leveling off.
As a Catholic, he is siding with the US Bishops
on the
contraception issue.
Before NOW - NYS supports this nominee, women need answers
as to how Kagan will rule
on issues of reproductive rights; abortion,
contraception, and all forms of medical procedures that would affect a woman's privacy in making important decisions about her body.»
The governor also announced that he's loosening a state restriction by New Jersey's Medicaid provider
on long - acting, reversible
contraception, such
as intrauterine devices.
On the floor of our own NYS Senate, a Republican majority has put its personal beliefs before the rights of women by blocking the proposed Reproductive Health Act since 2013,
as well
as blocking the Comprehensive
Contraception Coverage Act in 2016 and opposing the Achieve Pay Equity Law.
WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen
as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus
on progressive policies such
as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in
contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and
Hormonal
contraception works for men much
as it does for women — by manipulating levels of certain hormones so that the body backs off
on making its own.
As at previous population conferences in 1974 and 1984, national delegates will spend the best part of ten days trying to reach consensus
on a programme of action to improve access to
contraception for women in developing countries and Eastern Europe.