tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post114668861968978842..comments2023-10-05T08:25:13.232-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: The Biblical Evidence Against ContraceptionDave Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-87220248509007396712014-07-11T23:03:18.223-04:002014-07-11T23:03:18.223-04:001... Judah's son was wrong because the woman&#...1... Judah's son was wrong because the woman's husband died and it was his position as the brother to give her a child to carry on the name of his brother... Using that scripture you would also have to force people to marry when a woman's husband dies then his brother or closest kin MUST marry her.. That was a cultural law, not a 10 commandment universal Law. And the transgression was for denying her a child, when it was his duty to provide offspring in the name of his brother... <br />2) using "be fruitful and multiply" would also mean it is sin to not be married, which we know is WRONG out of the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself who said some are given the gift of singleness to serve God and multiply the Kingdom of Christ... Sex is a gift for Marriage, and the Marriage bed is undefiled- but adulterers and whoremongers God Will Judge.marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049223914488255134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-66323280327148206802014-06-02T21:41:29.393-04:002014-06-02T21:41:29.393-04:00About the question of abstinence, remember St. Pau...About the question of abstinence, remember St. Paul's warning ( 1 Corinthians 7:3-5). Let mutual understanding and the love of each other be the goal of all.Catholic Defenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652183956809441488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-2298904294417071772011-09-11T23:22:43.751-04:002011-09-11T23:22:43.751-04:00Hello AD,
You need to reach a reasonable compromi...Hello AD,<br /><br />You need to reach a reasonable compromise. This is very serious, and shouldn't continue as it is now. If she is willing to learn NFP, then there could be common ground. <br /><br />You can't have sex with artificial contraception involved. But she could during non-fertile periods, if it comes down to that.<br /><br />I would recommend contacting the Couple-to-Couple League in your area:<br /><br />http://www.ccli.org/Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-58619876031139805482011-09-11T01:17:00.364-04:002011-09-11T01:17:00.364-04:00I am a practicing cradle-Catholic while my wife be...I am a practicing cradle-Catholic while my wife became Catholic before we got married 5yrs ago. I accept the teachings of the Catholic Church whereas she does not on the topic of artificial birth control. Our differing views have resulted in the removal of the sexual act from our marriage and is having negative consequences on it. We have 2 kids, please advise me on how to handle this. Thank you.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05492593601177447120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-10291197489266543812010-09-06T18:03:46.351-04:002010-09-06T18:03:46.351-04:00I guess that's good news, huh? Thanks for your...I guess that's good news, huh? Thanks for your very kind words.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-3950313842950347092010-09-06T15:14:49.653-04:002010-09-06T15:14:49.653-04:00Thanks, mr Dave. Im reading your texts.
Now I am ...Thanks, mr Dave. Im reading your texts.<br /><br />Now I am convinced of this doctrine (in Humanae Vitae). To be more sincere, I accept this doctrine, because of its reasonableness and because the authority of Catholic Church, but, if I were Pope Paul VI, my decision could be different (in fact, I think that my argument is not answered). But Im trying to understanding it. And Im happy that in Catholic Church personal opinions does not prevail.<br /><br />Your blog is the best apologetic site in english language (my english writing is ridiculous, but I can read perfectly). God bless you.Ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864341563306364684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-24887779641934013732010-08-30T17:52:43.046-04:002010-08-30T17:52:43.046-04:00I've made all the arguments I know of in this ...I've made all the arguments I know of in this regard in my various papers on contraception. I'll have to refer back to those, for lack of time.<br /><br />But the short answer is that the intrinsic evil lies in the "contralife will." By preventing any particular sexual act from being open to life we violate the very nature of it, and the natural law. We play God. That's why it is wrong.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-21612521355404889962010-08-30T16:29:14.689-04:002010-08-30T16:29:14.689-04:00Dave Armstrong,
But we know that in every women n...Dave Armstrong,<br /><br />But we know that in every women not ALL sexual relations are open to reproduction (it´s because of the infertile periods in woman´s cycle). So, why consider that this openness to reproduction must be verified in every single ACT of sexual relations, rather than in TOTALITY of married life?<br /><br />I agree that in the majority of cases today, contraception is a sin. But why not considerar the reasonableness of some exceptional cases? It seems to me that catholic moral theology teaches "more geometrico" that the prohibition of contraception applies to each single ACT of sex. But that is in contradiction with nature of woman´s cycle.<br /><br />I´m catholic, but Im having serious doubts in some questions in Moral Theology.R. N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05556488671956858082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-58507745288807565432010-07-31T13:30:55.110-04:002010-07-31T13:30:55.110-04:00It's intrinsically sinful because by its very ...It's intrinsically sinful because by its very nature it deliberately frustrates the natural functions and separates the unitive and procreative functions of sexuality. It transgresses the natural order.<br /><br />If a couple does not want to have a child at a particular time, for the proper reasons, then they can morally accomplish that end through NFP, by abstention. <br /><br />My many papers and dialogues on contraception get into this in much greater depth. I'll have to refer you to them, for lack of time.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-13021498906436078442010-07-31T12:55:42.866-04:002010-07-31T12:55:42.866-04:00Please, can you answer that objection? From Humana...Please, can you answer that objection? From Humanae Vitae:<br /><br />"Moreover, if one were to apply here the so called principle of totality, could it not be accepted that the intention to have a less prolific but more rationally planned family might transform an action which renders natural processes infertile into a licit and provident control of birth? Could it not be admitted, in other words, that procreative finality applies to the totality of married life rather than to each single act? A further question is whether, because people are more conscious today of their responsibilities, the time has not come when the transmission of life should be regulated by their intelligence and will rather than through the specific rhythms of their own bodies."<br /><br />It is not the case to say that "it is never lawful to do what is intrinsically evil", because in this alternative view one single act of contraception is not evil. Consider a couple that is waiting for the husband get a job, make use of contraception (for it is more effective than the natural methods) for some mouths, and then begin to have children. Why consider that each single act of contraception is a sin?<br /><br />I´m from Brazil and my english is not perfect. Thank you.Ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864341563306364684noreply@blogger.com