What's the difference on contraception in the East?

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Do Eastern Catholics have to hold the same view on contraception and birth control as Western Catholics? In Orthodoxy, some forms of contraception are allowed dependent on the individual situation. Are EC bound to the same view as the west?

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ALL Catholics are supposed to follow the rules about contraception, regardless of whether they are Eastern or Latin. The beliefs are the same, the Liturgies and practices (such as ordaining married men) are different.
 
The_Old_Medic said:
ALL Catholics are supposed to follow the rules about contraception, regardless of whether they are Eastern or Latin. The beliefs are the same, the Liturgies and practices (such as ordaining married men) are different.
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Interesting. I would think that the OC view on contraception would also be a stumbling block to any type of reunion. I happen to agree with the OC.
 
Dear brother Kev,

My personal opinion:

If you believe ABC falls short of the mark, and permissible only under the principle of oikonomia, you should have no problem being in the Catholic communion.

ABC is intrinsically wrong since it goes against God’s Natural Law. Oikonomia might be applied on a case by case basis (indeed, such merely occasional application is an inherent feature of oikonomia). Oikonomia does not change the Law of God, nor does oikonomia make something normative. It merely mitigates, under particilar circumstances, the normal punishment associated with breaking the Law of God. For example, in the OT, certain sins deserved the temporal punishment of death. But if circumstances beyond a person’s control caused one to commit the sin, such as lack of knowledge of the law, or accidentally, the punishment is mitigated and the death sentence normally given was not meted out.

Part of the problem is that certain Orthodox think that oikonomia permits the Church to change Divine Law (Latin Catholics who misunderstand oikonomia in a similar manner think that the Eastern/Oriental practice of oikonomia is equivalent to “permission to sin”). So many Orthodox think that ABC is now normative and no longer falls short of the mark. That idea is foreign to patristic, Catholic teaching.

However, to repeat, if you believe ABC falls short of the mark, recognizing that before the 1930’s, every Church opposed ABC, and agree that oikonomia may be applied only on a case-by-case basis, and that ABC can never be normative, you should have no problem joining the Catholic communion.

Again, that is my personal opinion.

Blessings,
Marduk
 
mardukm said:
Dear brother Kev,

My personal opinion:

If you believe ABC falls short of the mark, and permissible only under the principle of oikonomia, you should have no problem being in the Catholic communion.

ABC is intrinsically wrong since it goes against God’s Natural Law. Oikonomia might be applied on a case by case basis (indeed, such merely occasional application is an inherent feature of oikonomia). Oikonomia does not change the Law of God, nor does oikonomia make something normative. It merely mitigates, under particilar circumstances, the normal punishment associated with breaking the Law of God. For example, in the OT, certain sins deserved the temporal punishment of death. But if circumstances beyond a person’s control caused one to commit the sin, such as lack of knowledge of the law, or accidentally, the punishment is mitigated and the death sentence normally given was not meted out.

Part of the problem is that certain Orthodox think that oikonomia permits the Church to change Divine Law (Latin Catholics who misunderstand oikonomia in a similar manner think that the Eastern/Oriental practice of oikonomia is equivalent to “permission to sin”). So many Orthodox think that ABC is now normative and no longer falls short of the mark. That idea is foreign to patristic, Catholic teaching.

However, to repeat, if you believe ABC falls short of the mark, recognizing that before the 1930’s, every Church opposed ABC, and agree that oikonomia may be applied only on a case-by-case basis, and that ABC can never be normative, you should have no problem joining the Catholic communion.

Again, that is my personal opinion.

Blessings,
Marduk
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I suppose that I could be wrong, but
It sounds like a weasel way of saying that you can go against what has been officially taught by the Roman Pope.
 
louis91766 said:
I suppose that I could be wrong, but
It sounds like a weasel way of saying that you can go against what has been officially taught by the Roman Pope.
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My problem is the issuing of blanket statements when all situations are different. I asked the question because I have a personal story that relates to it and it involves a medical issue.

Please don’t name call. He seems like a good man to me.
 
kevjminn said:
My problem is the issuing of blanket statements when all situations are different. I asked the question because I have a personal story that relates to it and it involves a medical issue.

Please don’t name call. He seems like a good man to me.
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A medical issue may present different circumstances and would have to be addressed somewhat differently, of course.
 
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