enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Christian views on birth control - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_birth...

    The Catechism of the Catholic Church specifies that all sex acts must be both unitive and procreative. [8] In addition to condemning use of artificial birth control as intrinsically evil, [9] non-procreative sex acts such as mutual masturbation and anal sex are ruled out as ways to avoid pregnancy. [10]

  3. Pontifical Commission on Birth Control - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_on...

    The Pontifical Commission on Birth Control was a committee within the Roman Curia tasked with analyzing the modern impact of birth control on the Roman Catholic Church. The disagreements within the commission ultimately led to the publication of the encyclical Humanae vitae .

  4. Abortion and the Catholic Church in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_and_the_Catholic...

    Following the 1968 publication of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical by Pope Paul VI that expressly forbade abortion and most methods of birth control [9] and that sowed controversy within the church over its restatement of the prohibition on birth control, [10] Catholic bishops in the United States started to stress anti-abortion views as a central facet of Catholic identity and preached against ...

  5. Religion and birth control - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_birth_control

    Meanwhile, some Protestant movements, such as Focus on the Family, view contraception used outside of marriage as an encouragement to promiscuity. The Waldensian Evangelical Church believes birth control is acceptable. [32] Sex is a powerful drive, and for most of human history, it was firmly linked to marriage and childbearing.

  6. Humanae vitae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanae_vitae

    In this encyclical Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's view of marriage and marital relations and a continued condemnation of "artificial" birth control.Referencing two Papal committees and numerous independent experts examining new developments in artificial birth control, [4] Paul VI built on the teachings of his predecessors, especially Pius XI, [5] Pius XII [6] and John XXIII, [7] all ...

  7. Religious response to assisted reproductive technology

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_response_to...

    In addition, the church opposes in vitro fertilization because it might cause disposal of embryos; Catholics believe an embryo is an individual with a soul who must be treated as a such. [4] In addition, when it comes to the embryos, cryofreezing them for later use is frowned upon by the Catholic Church because it is considered immoral.

  8. Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_HIV/AIDS

    The Catholic Church, with over 117,000 health centers, is the largest private provider of HIV/AIDS care. [47] While not allowing the use of condoms, [ 48 ] Catholic Church-related organizations provide more than 25% of all HIV treatment, care, and support throughout the world, [ 49 ] [ 47 ] [ 50 ] with 12% coming from Catholic Church ...

  9. Catholic theology of sexuality - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_theology_of_sexuality

    The Church has been opposed to contraception for as far back as one can historically trace. [51] [52] Many early Catholic Church Fathers made statements condemning the use of contraception including John Chrysostom, Jerome, Clement of Alexandria, Hippolytus of Rome, Augustine of Hippo and various others.