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On the other hand, her husband Chris is a devout Catholic that follows everything that his religion insists. The Pope says that birth control is not allowed, so he is against letting his wife take birth control. To a Catholic, they live to reproduce; hence you are not supposed to use any form of contraception as a Catholic. Tying tubes is viewed as a form of contraception.

Contraception is the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by various drugs, techniques, or devices – also more famously known as birth control. This research paper will examine the views of both the Catholic Church and the view that opposes the Catholic Church on this practice. Each view will be examined thoroughly with the reasoning behind each unique view.

On March 13, 2013 white smoke ushered in a new era within the Roman Catholic Church. For the first time in its history, a Pope from the Americas was chosen to lead. It was expected that the newly elected American Pope, who called himself Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, would help restore the Catholic Church’s reputation, reform the clerical bureaucracy, and reinvigorate Catholic participation. In the first few months of his papacy, that is exactly what he did.

On May 18, 1920, in a small Polish town just outside of Wadowice, a child was born to Karol Wojtyla (1879-1941, and Emilia Kaczorosks (1884-1929). His name was Karol Jozef Wojtyla. Little did his parents know that one day their child was destined not only to become a priest and a bishop, but the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, and only the second non-Italian pope.

“Catholic teaching on abortion and maternal-fetal care is rooted in centuries of moral tradition, as are many values and principles that ground

The issue of birth control remains one of the most controversial issues within the Catholic Church dividing members at all levels including the clergy. The Roman Catholic Church for the past 2000 years has been a major opponent of artificial birth control (BBC). Pope Paul VI made a clear declaration on the use of birth control when he wrote ‘the Encyclical Letter ‘Human Vitae’ on July 25, 1968 which banned Catholics from using contraceptives (Pope VI). These important declarations demonstrate the power of the Papacy to shape public policy on matters relating to human health and reproduction on a global level. The belief within the Catholic Church is that God have the sole power over the creation of life and humans have no role in this

In Rev. Martin Rhonheimer’s article “The Contraceptive Choice, Condom Use, and Moral Arguments Based on Nature: A Reply to Christopher Oleson,” Christopher Oleson challenges on Rhonheimer’s views on contraception and the use of condoms. Oleson focuses mainly on Rhonheimer and Fr. Benedict Guevin exchange. The article’s logic which has a strong appeal of reasonableness. Unfortunately, Oleson’s critique is based on a misrepresentation of Rhonheimer’s view on contraception and the role of “nature” in moral argument. Oleson’s article also contains at least one rather baffling interpretation of Aquinas, which is both central to Oleson’s view of “nature” in moral argument, and utterly incorrect. Moreover, the article shows a surprising disregard

the death of the embryo. Embryonic stem cell research from the Catholics view is wrong and

Those who say birth control is morally wrong do so for variety of reasons. Catholicism is infamously strict at forbidding all kinds of birth control. Catholic teachings

Recognizing the serious threat which population growth posed to economic growth in Latin America, the United Nations called for an inquiry on population problems. Kennedy replied that Americans should “know more about the whole reproduction cycle,” and this information should “be made more available to the world so that everyone can make their own judgment,” upholding “the freedom of research on population matters and freedom of every nation to use the resulting knowledge in determining its own policy.” Kennedy’s support of the right to use contraception secularized U.S. Catholics’ birth control practices. The percent of women married less than five years who followed Church teachings about contraception decreased from 80.3 percent in 1950 to 9.5 percent in 1975. Data appears to show that Catholics became more liberalized during Kennedy’s presidency.

There were quite a few options for contraceptives in the 20th century and it was made available for practically anyone and everyone at a surprisingly affordable rate. There were options like the Rhythm method which tried to pinpoint the time of sterilization for a woman around her usual cycle. At first they believed that the point of sterilization was after ovulation, but they later realized the truth was the exact opposite. This was one of the earliest attempts of contraceptives and it deemed not useful after further scientific investigation. Most religious individuals such as the Catholics were divided on if they were in favor of contraceptives or not because the line of God’s-will be deemed unclear. Later on another form of contraceptive became more prominent and this was the use of Spermicide and Douching. Scientists found

The Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church and Their Influence on People's Views on Abortion

This week marks the forty-sixth anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae, a document which clarified the Church’s moral teaching on contraception. What is contraception? Contraception is, “any action which either before, at the moment of, or after sexual intercourse, is specifically intended to prevent procreation whether as an end or as a means” (Humanae Vitae 14). There are various methods of contraception that temporarily or permanently sterilize a couple, thus making it impossible to have children. Contraception destroys the union and love between couples. In this we find that contraception violates God’s plan of procreation. Contraceptives go against the gift of fertility by treating pregnancy as a disease. The issue of contraception has drawn worldwide attention with people divided on whether it is morally permissible to use any form of contraception. Society views contraception as a development in the modern world that helps in the regulation of birth. We find that many Catholics don’t understand this issue and the Church’s teaching on contraception has been misunderstood. The Church makes it clear through Humane Vitae that any use of contraception is morally wrong, for it violates the dignity of marriage and God’s plan of procreation. It is our understanding that marriage is a sacrament of love between two people, instituted by God, for the whole purpose of continuing his plan of creation. Marriage is the foundation of

The Roman Catholic Church holds the predominantly anti-abortion status supported by a letter written by Pope John Paul II on 19th May 1991; "The Roman Catholic Church tends, not only to reaffirm the right to life - the

"Contraception could, simultaneously, unleash female sexuality from repression, uplift sexual experience into mystical communion, and rid humanity of poverty and deformity." (Woloch 363)