Of Human Life-Humanae Vitae (Encyclical Letter of Paul VI)

by Pope Paul Vi
Of Human Life-Humanae Vitae (Encyclical Letter of Paul VI)
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May 1st 1968 by Pauline Books & Media
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0819833479   (isbn13: 9780819833471)





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recommends it for: everyone, but especially anyone contemplating marriage
Reading this prophetic document forty years after its initial publication, knowing the furor it caused then and especially in light of the wisdom we can now see proclaimed, I wonder if there is anything I can add in this review.

Of Human Life-Humanae Vitae warned of a number of severe social consequences which would result from the use of artificial methods of birth control. They are as follows:
1. Marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards
2. Less reverence due ...more
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Rereading this interesing encyclical highlighted in this momnths First Things. Southern's president thinks Southern Baptists should embrace something like this
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Before I read this, I thought I knew what it was. Boy was I wrong. A MUST READ for all Catholics.
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