50 years ago, Pope Paul VI issued a papal encyclical entitled Humanae Vitae, which he addressed not only to Catholics but also “to all men of good will.” In it he reaffirmed the universal and unbroken teaching of the Church Fathers — both of the East and of the West — that artificial contraception is intrinsically sinful and incompatible with the Christian life.
The Consequences of Contraception
50 years ago, Pope Paul VI issued a papal encyclical entitled Humanae Vitae, which he addressed not only to Catholics but also “to all men of good will.” In it he reaffirmed the universal and unbroken teaching of the Church Fathers — both of the East and of the West — that artificial contraception is intrinsically sinful and incompatible with the Christian life.