Transcript God, who is Love

Humanae
Vitae
A Challenge to Love
God, Who is Love
• Marriage is God’s Gift
God, Who is Love
• Reciprocal Gift of
Self
– Reflects God’s
communion of
persons
God, Who is Love
• Reciprocal Gift of Self
– Collaborate with God in generation and
education of new lives
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Characteristics of Conjugal
(Married) Love
• FREE
• FULL – Total Gift of Self
• FAITHFUL
• FRUITFUL
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Responsible Parenthood
•Knowledge and Respect
of the biological process of
creating life
- understanding the mystery
and goodness of human
sexuality
Responsible Parenthood
•Discipline over our
Passions –
Athletes, scholars,
musicians…we all
practice discipline in other
areas – we can do it!
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Responsible Parenthood
• Postponement of
Births
– Grave motives
and due respect
for moral law
• Factors:
emotional,
physical …
Responsible Parenthood
• Conformity to God’s Will
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Union and Procreation
Blesseds Zelie and Louis Martin,
Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux
• Inseparable Acts
– Unitive
– Procreative
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Union and Procreation
• Unitive
Union and Procreation
• Procreative
Illicit Ways of Regulating Births
• Abortion – all forms
• Direct Sterilization
(perpetual or temporary)
• “It is not licit, even for the
gravest reasons to do evil
so that good may follow.”
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Prophesies Fulfilled
• Grave
Consequences of
Contraception
– Marital infidelity
– General lowering of
morality
Prophesies Fulfilled
• Grave
Consequences of
Contraception
– Loss of respect for
the woman
• Treated as an object,
not a companion
– Governmentimposed laws
(China)