What 10 Priests Say About Contraception

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Instead of asking one priest a whole bunch of questions, have you ever wanted to ask a whole bunch of priests just one question? I find this a super-interesting format, and great content.

What 10 Priests Say About Contraception
Totally worth a read. They have some big names too like Fr. Donald Calloway and Msgr. Charles Pope. 👍
 
I enjoyed all their wise reflections, but I want to address your methodology point. The answers in collective fail to impress me anymore than the individual answers. For all I know, the editor is selectively quoting each priest, and possibly culling only ten favorable responses from a much wider selection of, say, 100 responses, some of which may disagree with the editor’s personal point of view. In light of that, the forum would be more impressive if I knew who was going to be asked what beforehand and that each priest quoted was quoted in full (assign a mandatory maximum word count if needed). These checks keeps the method more honest and gives the message even stronger force.
 
While not trying to be rude or blasphemous, I must say that
since Priests are not having sex, it’s kind of ironic they are talking like this about contraception.

Here’s what 10 couples in their 20s say about Contraception:
  1. Sexual intimacy is NOT just about babies. It is also about Pleasure.
  2. The aforementioned couples might not want to have children now or right away, hence they will use contraception.
Logical and the truth about what’s happening.
 
Crow, really??? That old song?

I trust you have NO opinions on anything for which you are NOT trained. Since priests go through years and years of training, spriritual & practical, so that they can give us all guidance to heaven, I find it refreshing that priests are speaking out about what sex is REALLY all about.

Thank you for posting this!
 
I happen to think crow’s point is correct (not that the firebrands care what I think).
 
I liked Father Edward Connolly’s analogy with holidng hands with a rubber glove on. It really makes sense! I might use that one myself! 👍

May God bless you all! 🙂
 
theCrow said:
While not trying to be rude or blasphemous, I must say that
since Priests are not having sex, it’s kind of ironic they are talking like this about contraception.

Here’s what 10 couples in their 20s say about Contraception:
  1. Sexual intimacy is NOT just about babies. It is also about Pleasure.
  2. The aforementioned couples might not want to have children now or right away, hence they will use contraception.
Logical and the truth about what’s happening.
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Of course, there is the perspective of the one right in the middle of the hurricane. And then there’s the perspective of the one who is outside of it, and in a position to do more good.

Or are human emotions, especially given their power and caprice, are not something like a natural disaster?
 
I concur with Crow as well; at least to some degree. It is easy for priests to sit back and pontificate on contraception when it is not a real concern for them. They don’t have to worry about children. They don’t have to worry about their child’s health and well-being, education, influences - both good and bad - that the child will face. Priests don’t have to worry about their teenage daughter getting pregnant or their teenage boy running with the wrong crowd.

All these things are oblivious to priests because they are not problems priests face on a daily basis.
 
bbentrup said:
I enjoyed all their wise reflections, but I want to address your methodology point. The answers in collective fail to impress me anymore than the individual answers. For all I know, the editor is selectively quoting each priest, and possibly culling only ten favorable responses from a much wider selection of, say, 100 responses, some of which may disagree with the editor’s personal point of view. In light of that, the forum would be more impressive if I knew who was going to be asked what beforehand and that each priest quoted was quoted in full (assign a mandatory maximum word count if needed). These checks keeps the method more honest and gives the message even stronger force.
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True, it is not a true “poll” in that only priests known for holding strong to the Church’s magisterium on this topic were asked. I am sure you could find other priests to disagree–there is a fairly large pool to choose from. That being said, all the priests in the post were quoted in full and wrote their comments specifically for that post with instructions to keep their responses to exactly 4 sentences.
 
Lost_Sheep said:
I concur with Crow as well; at least to some degree. It is easy for priests to sit back and pontificate on contraception when it is not a real concern for them. They don’t have to worry about children. They don’t have to worry about their child’s health and well-being, education, influences - both good and bad - that the child will face. Priests don’t have to worry about their teenage daughter getting pregnant or their teenage boy running with the wrong crowd.

All these things are oblivious to priests because they are not problems priests face on a daily basis.
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On the other hand, if there are serious reasons a couple should not have children at a particular time, the alternative would be temporary abstinence, and since priests are experts on abstinence, more so than any couple, they might be the best people in the world to right in favor of it.
 
Katholish said:
[A]ll the priests in the post were quoted in full and wrote their comments specifically for that post with instructions to keep their responses to exactly 4 sentences.
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What’s your source for this? I looked for some such answer there and couldn’t find it. If this is true, it would be a service to post this information prominently at the top of the page.
 
bbentrup said:
What’s your source for this? I looked for some such answer there and couldn’t find it. If this is true, it would be a service to post this information prominently at the top of the page.
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I am the editor of Catholic Household, and assembled the article.

That is good advice. This is just the first in a series of “What 10 Priests Say” posts.
 
Katholish said:
I am the editor of Catholic Household, and assembled the article.

That is good advice. This is just the first in a series of “What 10 Priests Say” posts.
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Awesome. Something like the following:
The ten priests surveyed were asked to provide their thoughts on the assigned topic in four sentences or less. Here are there responses in full.
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theCrow said:
While not trying to be rude or blasphemous, I must say that
since Priests are not having sex, it’s kind of ironic they are talking like this about contraception.

Here’s what 10 couples in their 20s say about Contraception:
  1. Sexual intimacy is NOT just about babies. It is also about Pleasure.
  2. The aforementioned couples might not want to have children now or right away, hence they will use contraception.
Logical and the truth about what’s happening.
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One of the priests quoted in the article says, “The Church’s teaching on artificial contraception seems to most people today archaic and silly.”

I give him credit for realizing the way this message is being received.
 
Seriously, what is the real reason the Church is against artificial contraception? Is it really a moral issue? Or is it because the Church has an agenda to eventually convert the whole world back to Catholicism, and she needs a bigger and bigger membership in order to accomplish this?
 
A few other thoughts:
  1. Using Contraception will greatly and I mean HUGELY reduce abortions and STDs, this is a FACT. So wouldn’t that be a GOOD thing, especially in some hard hit third world countries.
  2. Most young people are having sex for pleasure and yes, as an expression of LOVE. Of course it can be for LUST, but I know many committed couples who have been together for years, even decades, both married and unmarried who obviously are having lots of sex.
So some good logical points to think about.
 
This is all good and well but meaningless-- this is not being conveyed to the faithful in a manner that we will understand Church teaching. I have never heard a homily discussing contraception. It is evident that many catholics don’t understand the teaching.
 
Thecrow, your “fact” is an outright lie! Contraception use has resulted in an increase in abortion.
 
PolarGuy said:
I happen to think crow’s point is correct (not that the firebrands care what I think).
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It’s not about what you think, I think, or anyone else thinks, it’s about what the Church teaches. Our Church is very clear that contraception is wrong and is forbidden. If we accept the teachings of the Church as truth, then our personal opinions on such matters are irrelevant and if our opinion contradicts the teachings of the Church then we must accept that our opinion is wrong.
 
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