Getting our marriage blessed

[Vico]

But you have to remember that Canadian Bishops as a group rejected “Humanae Vitae”. The reply to that encyclical was the Winnipeg Statement, a document which has never been rescinded and which some priests believe the Vatican approved (what they did was acknowledge receipt, not give approval). That document has never been rescinded although four years ago the Canadian Bishops issued a pastoral letter titled “Liberating Potential” that was unquestioned as being in full conformity with Humanae Vitae, and invited all to “to discover or rediscover” its message.

How many priests have read it or will have 40 years of belief that ABC is OK reversed is unknown. I know that the priest who is our administrator and who was our pastor for 4 years wouldn’t dream of telling a couple they are doing something wrong by using ABC. He has made that very clear and he’s the one who told me that the Pope had approved of the Winnipeg Statement.

I know for a fact that in my town there is no one who teaches NFP. It’s not mentioned as part of Marriage Preparation, particularly since the priest does that preparation himself and thinks ABC is just hunky-dory.

I suppose many have not read the pastoral letter Liberating Potential of 2008 from CCCB:“2. … We encourage Catholics to deepen their understanding of the original text of this encyclical (www.vatican.va) in order to meditate on and to integrate in their life this important teaching.” …
“15. …Abortion, sterilization and contraception are in opposition to the Creator’s intention at the heart of sexual intercourse, preventing, if God so desires, the creation of a unique soul for the unique body that the spouses help to form.”11 More than ever, it is urgent to remember the importance of the connection that exists between conjugal love, sexuality and fruitfulness.”
CCCB:

cccb.ca/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2636&Itemid=1214&lang=eng