Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/what-if-the-catholic-church-got-this-one-right

Comment #1556

2008-09-19T11:59:08Z

[placeholder] I do have things to say on at least two sides of this issue, but have been too busy enjoying some of the fruits of the "children are a blessing and more children are more blessing" philosophy to get a thought in edgewise, let alone post about it.

I'm tempted to get a subscription to First Things just to have access, because it's a good journal. We'll see. The main problem is that I hardly have time to read the magazines I get already; the second problem is that it wouldn't help my blog readers access the article. In the meantime, John C. Wright's post (link above) quotes a good chunk of it.

Comment #1555

2008-09-19T08:18:15Z

Grr. I'm too late. Now I need a subscription to view "First Things" articles from the last two editions. It's a pity, because I'd like to promote understanding between future husband and future in-laws. Maybe if I remember in a few months to check if it's out to the public. Please don't forget how frustrating it is to want to try to understand someone's actions but have them do little to provide resources for you to research!

Comment #1554

2008-08-16T11:52:07Z

If you search around (try ccli.org) in Catholic literature, you can find reasoning. Some Biblical reasoning can be found from the story of Onan. A lot of the reasoning that I have read makes sense. Though from their arguments there, sometimes their arguments for why Natural Family Planning is ok don't make sense. It makes much more sense to me to lean completely on the "pro-life" side (that is, desiring new life and seeing it as a blessing) than to be sort of wishy washy and say "well, children are good, but here's a 'godly' way to try to prevent having them."

Comment #1553

2008-08-16T10:30:20Z

It is an interesting article, alright - but strangely devoid of any explanation of the theological backing against contraceptives. Do you know where that stance derives from? The article quotes Luther and Calvin excoriating contraceptives, but fails to even touch on their reasoning, which would have interested me a great deal.