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Casti connubii (Latin: "of chaste wedlock") [1] is a papal encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius XI on 31 December 1930 in response to the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion. It stressed the sanctity of marriage, prohibited Catholics from using any form of artificial birth control, and reaffirmed the prohibition on abortion. It also ...
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 ...
Pope Leo XIII began Arcanum by recalling the history of marriage, established in the Old Testament when God created man and woman: . We record what is to all known, and cannot be doubted by any, that God, on the sixth day of creation, having made man from the slime of the earth, and having breathed into his face the breath of life, gave him a companion, whom He miraculously took from the side ...
The 1968 papal encyclical Humanae vitae is a reaffirmation of the Catholic Church's traditional view of marriage and marital relations, and a continued condemnation of artificial birth control. [120] The Church sees large families as a sign of God's blessing. "By its very nature the institution of marriage and married love is ordered to the ...
On Christian Marriage: 10 February 1880 5. Grande munus: On Saints Cyril and Methodius: 30 September 1880 6. Sancta Dei civitas: The Holy City of God: On Mission Societies: 3 December 1880 7. Diuturnum: On the Origin of Civil Power: 29 June 1881 8. Licet multa: On Catholics in Belgium: 3 August 1881 9. Etsi Nos: On Conditions in Italy: 15 ...
The Catholic Church responded to this new development by issuing the papal encyclical Casti connubii on 31 December 1930. The 1968 papal encyclical Humanae vitae is a reaffirmation of the Catholic Church's traditional view of marriage and marital relations and a continued condemnation of artificial birth control. [73]
This is a list of the lists of encyclicals which have been promulgated by Popes of the Catholic Church.. List of encyclicals of Pope Benedict XIV; List of encyclicals of Pope Clement XIII
A papal encyclical is generally used for significant issues, and is second in importance only to the highest ranking document now issued by popes, an Apostolic Constitution. The title of a Papal Encyclical is usually taken from its first few words. Pope John Paul II issued his first encyclical, Redemptor hominis, on 4 March 1979.