Contraception and Its Consequences

Written Material

Casti Connubii (1930) papal encyclical by Pius XI, text at: www.ewtn.com/library/Encyc/p11casti.htm.

Humanae Vitae (1968) papal encyclical by Paul VI, text at: www.ewtn.com/library/encyc/p6humana.htm.

Evangelium Vitae (1995) papal encyclical by John Paul II, text at: www.ewtn.com/library/encyc/jp2evang.htm.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs
2366-2372.

Vademecum for Confessors Concerning Some Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life by the Pontifical Council for the Family, text at: www.ewtn.com/library/curia/pcfvade.htm.

John Paul II "Theology of the Body" conferences. Original Unity of Man and Woman, Blessed are the Pure of Heart, Reflections on Humanae Vitae: www.ewtn.com/vlibrary/search.asp. Search for the above titles.

Web Resources

all.org/issues/index.htm. (American Life League) ALL has good resources under its issues section at:

godsplanforlife.org This site offers great arguments against contraception.

omsoul.com (One More Soul) OMS has good material on "the blessings of children and the harms of contraception."

pfli.org (Pharmicists for Life) This organization has some good material on how chemical contraceptives cause early term abortions.

priestsforlife.org (Priests for Life) Good material on contraception located on this site at: www.priestsforlife.org/articles/contraceptionmaster.htm.

Bishops Pastoral Letters and Articles

Human Sexuality from God's Perspective: Humanae Vitae 25 Years Later, by The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB): www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/nfp/humanae25.htm.

Marriage: A communion of Life and Love, Bishop Victor Galeone (Bishop St. Augustine Florida USA). The pastoral letter can be found at the following sites: www.ewtn.com/library/prolife/zbodtrut.htm (Easy to download format). www.staugcatholic.org/archives/july-aug2003.pdf.

A pastoral letter to the people of God of northern Colorado on the truth and meaning of married love, by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (Archbishop of Denver, Colorado USA) www.archden.org/archbishop/docs/of_human_life.htm.

"Reflections on the 30th anniversary of Humanae Vitae," by Bishop Roman Danylak, (formerly administrator of Toronto, Canada) www.heartofjesus.ca/Education/humanaeVitae.htm.

 

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