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Pride, Ecumenism, Contraception, and Divorce
There is often a disturbing element of ecclesial pride, even arrogance, in magisterial discussions of the moral and ethical (and usually gender, sexual, and reproductive) issues over which the Roman Catholic church increasingly finds itself differing from other Christian traditions. … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology, Ecumenism
Tagged contraception, divorce, marriage, peter, vatican 2
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The Encyclical Crisis Then (and Now)
Commonweal Magazine selects various stories from past issues to post on its website, and this month they’ve included theologian Fr. Bernard Häring‘s response to Humanae Vitae, the 1968 papal encyclical that banned artificial contraception. In many ways, as I’ve written … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, cdf, conscience, contraception, häring, humanae vitae, vatican 2
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NFP Points to Ponder
So, apparently this past week was Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. Over at Catholic Moral Theology, Beth Haile has posted about some misconceptions that she says people have about NFP, and Jana Bennett has engaged with contraception and feminisms, adapted … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology, Feminist theology, Moral theology
Tagged clericalization, contraception, NFP, perfect society, priestly celibacy, sexual morality
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Truth, Deception, and Abortion
There seems to be a disturbing tendency towards misinformation in the pro-life movement. At best, this might be the result of inadequate education about the relevant facts: facts about fertility, conception, contraception, pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, their effects on women, and … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist theology, Moral theology
Tagged abortion, contraception, pregnancy, truth
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Women Speak About Natural Family Planning
Women In Theology is hosting a very important series of posts in which Catholic women who have obediently and faithfully tried to follow the church’s teaching on contraception — that is, that natural family planning (NFP) is the only morally … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Feminist theology, Moral theology
Tagged contraception, feminist, humanae vitae, marriage, NFP, sexuality
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Originally posted on WIT:
As many of you know, a few weeks ago, President Obama mandated that Catholic hospitals would have to begin providing birth control inclusive health care coverage for their employees. Opponents of this decision claim that, in…
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