This coming July, we will mark the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s deeply controversial encyclical letter “Humanae vitae.” But I would like to draw particular attention to a remarkable passage in this encyclical, namely section 17, in which Paul VI plays the prophet and lays out, clearly and succinctly, what he foresees as consequences of turning away from the Church’s classic teaching on sex.
Bishop Barron on Contraception and Social Change
by Bishop Robert BarronJanuary 11, 2018
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Authors
Bishop Robert Barron
Catechism
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Topics
Abortion, Catholic Church, Church and State, Contraception, Papacy, Sexuality
Categories
Culture