Can one be a good and faithful Catholic and contracept?

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There are many things on this sight that caught my attention.

We can’t throw each other out!!! Weeds with the wheat and all:) We need to learn to love others like God loves us even though we sin.

I am learning what it is to be a good wife. I just had a thought last night that it is not my job to point out every single sin of my husband, but to pray for him constantly and do everything that I can to prevent him from falling into sin on my account. We want heaven for each other. The same is true for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

I have non-Cathloic friends that are all about contraception and even pre-marrital sex. My life has changed as such I have limited contact with them, however, I have seen the fruits of how my changing life is helping them see that there are alturnatives.
I just went through RCIA a year and a half ago. It is like mothers milk and we need to slowly start eatting solid foods. I am in the process of weening my 9 month old. This is a very interesting analogy. I also think of the children of the Old testament and how hard it was for them to break free from sexual sins. Circumcision!
Sexuallity is the easiest and most destructive path satan takes to get in the way of our Relationship with Christ and our Spouse. If each person took a look at the fruits of contraception in their lives, they may see if it is really bringing them closer to God or not and also their Spouse or not.

I have found that the my relationship with my Husband Parrelles my Relationship with God. What parts of myself I am unwilling to share with one I am unlikely to be willing to share with the other.
I used to think that the more Sex I had the closer I would feel to my partener. The truth is the more authentic Love I make with my spouse the closer I am to not only my spouse but also to God. Marriage is a Sacrement. You wouly not take a drug to prevent the host from from being absorbed into your body would you? That is only part of what could be going on when we receive the body and blood of Christ in a state of Moral Sin.

I understand the fear of children. But they should be less of a commitment then devoting ones life to Christ, if we are trying to be a good and faithful Catholics. The Catholic Church is there to help us not fall into sin, and to help us out if we have already fallen. It is up to us to seek out Christ’s Teachings when we feel that we are not as close to Him as he has put the desire in us to be.

God Blessings to all of You :love:
 
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elzbeth99:
I just went through RCIA a year and a half ago.
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Wow! You must of had an awesome RCIA instructor. Excellent post. :clapping:
 
It saddens me that people contracept and even abort… if only my husband & I could conceive… Life is such a miracle and a blessing, it’s something that shouldn’t be prevented.
 
My position on this, as I expressed with my poll response, yes there can be good and faithful Catholics who practice Contraception. My opinion is base is based on what I believe is a real possibility that since the open criticism and denial of of the teachings from Humanae Vitae I could see how a person, given the right (or should say wrong) set of circumstances, grow up believing artifical contraception is not inherently wrong. There has been during the past 30 years plenty of priest, religious and other
experts and/or leaders of the Church who have taught this.

While, I admit that this would not be a case of Invincible ignorance, still I could see a lesser degree of culpability which could allow someone(couple) to sincerely believe contraception is alright and thus truely believe they remain good practicing Catholics.

If this was the case, I believe that along with the individual’s responsibility to over come such ignorance but also the Church (you and I included) has there the responsibilty to help them to overcom their ignorance by presenting them, out of Christian Love, what the Church really teaches.
 
As others have referred to, the culture of death leads many to believe that it is okay to contracept. Ignorance of official Church teaching contributes as well. In addition, hardness of heart prevents (some of) us from accepting and obeying all the the Church’s teachings. The Church’s teaching (A.K.A. the truth) about all life is that it is a gift from God. Children are not a burden, but a treasure. God gave us our sexuality to deepen the marital bond and to bring forth more faithful followers (Unitive and Procreative aspects of sexuality). It is our duty as Catholics to spread the truth throughout the world and bring everyone to God.

So let’s get to it! (Wait, aren’t we doing that now?)

Blessings, prayer, and love to all
-FdeS2
 
Generally I would have to say no, but for a couple who have gone through twelve years of religious ed, and pre-cana, or other marriage preparation, and were never presented with the truth of Church teaching, and never heard it from the pulpit (I haven’t in over 20 years), it could just be possible that they are truly ignorant, especially if a priest did tell them that it is a matter of personal concience. I have seen it, and it amazes me, but God’s grace is more amazing.
 
“NO”

Had to say NO but I was limited to the choices in the poll.

NFP is a form of contraception which the Church permits, so the answer to the poll is Yes and No.
 
i only hope God is more forgiving and less judgemental
than some people…

🙂

bless you all
 
Island Oak:
Perhaps it is becasue Christ never spoke on this most basic of human moral issues that so many find themselves challenged by the absolute nature of the Church’s teaching on it.
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There are many responses one could give.
  1. Why do you accept the authority of the bible over the Church?
  2. Christ did uphold all the OT laws regarding morals, so he did speak to homosexual sex as the OT condemned homosexual acts.
  3. When the Church speaks on issues of faith and morals She is speaking as Christ.
 
Mike O:
The fact that 33% of responders to the poll did NOT say no offers several possibilities:
  1. Some of those who replied are not baptized or confirmed Catholics.
  2. Some of those who replied have not familiarized themselves with the teachings of the Church.
  3. Some of those who reply have obstinately attempted to reserve themselves the right to “have an opinion” regarding a matter for which there is no right.
The answer to the original question is NO. End of thread. End of post. No need of further discussion. It is a waste of everyone’s time to begin threads like this when the original poster likely already knows the answer or could discover it in a 5 second Internet search.

The Internet has finite bandwidth. Please do not waste it with nonsense like this.
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Wow. for someone whos generally pretty new here, you jumped straight into uncharitableness. i am curious as to peoples opinion on this, so to the original poster, thanks for posting this.

TarAshly
 
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TarAshly:
Wow. for someone whos generally pretty new here, you jumped straight into uncharitableness. i am curious as to peoples opinion on this, so to the original poster, thanks for posting this.

TarAshly
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Opinion? May one hold an opinion as if adultery is licit? The issues here involve objective truth.
 
Depends on who you ask. people can have opinions about lots of things. even this.
 
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TarAshly:
Depends on who you ask. people can have opinions about lots of things. even this.
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Yes, many hold opinions, but they should not be confused with the truth.
 
Isn’t it true that natural contraception (the rhythm method, etc…) that still leaves the impregnation up to the will of God and not a controlled killing of the seed is allowed?

Aaron Magnan
 
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aaronjmagnan:
Isn’t it true that natural contraception (the rhythm method, etc…) that still leaves the impregnation up to the will of God and not a controlled killing of the seed is allowed?

Aaron Magnan
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What you are thinking of is called natural birth control.

Contraception means to deliberately frustrate conception by introducing barriers or chemicals (or methods like withdrawl) that interfere with natural design.

Natural birth control works with the cycles that God created. We can use it to achieve or postpone a pregnancy.

Malia
 
I voted “no” because the question asked if, under certain circumstances, one can be “good” and faithful.

In Christ’s words, from Luke 18:19 “No one is good but God alone.”

Therefore, the answer is “no” whether they contracept or not.

Alan
 
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kenzi:
Exactly,
either practice the faith in full or leave the Catholic church:yup:
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Now that’s following in the footsteps of Christ!

Since we all sin and fall short of “practicing the faith in full”, should we expect you’ll be handing in your resignation letter as well?

Mike
 
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