Tag Archives: contraception

PODCAzT 163: 25 July 2018 – 50th anniversary of promulgation of ‘Humanae vitae’

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is an audio offering in which I read the post, here-under. Hopefully this will allow more people to absorb a few of my poor thoughts on this important anniversary. Let’s start with a taste of the text… there’s some … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, PODCAzT, The future and our choices | Tagged contraception, Humanae vitae, Paul VI
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Does “Beans” @MassimoFaggioli undermine ‘Humanae vitae’?

Posted on 12 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The war on the teaching of Humanae vitae continued today with an offering at ultra-liberal Commonweal by Massimo “Beans” Faggioli. Beans spends a lot of time on Twitter throwing out one inflammatory tweet after another as click bait. Faggioli takes … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill | Tagged contraception, dissent, Humanae vitae, Massimo Faggioli, Paul VI
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Maltese Bp. Scicluna: The Church’s teachings on contraception has softened

Posted on 10 April 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 10 April: A friend in Rome texted me that he had heard that Malta Today retracted the article about Scicluna. I went to look at found this. The story was still indexed, but you couldn’t reach it. ___ ORIGINALLY Published … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù | Tagged abortifacients, Bp. Scicluna, contraception, creeping incrementalism, Malta
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Peters on reactions and claims about Francis’s off-the-cuff contraception remark

Posted on 22 February 2016 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the canonist Ed Peter’s fine blog In The Light Of The Law. He doesn’t have a combox over there and doesn’t mind if we use his stuff here. DO, however, go over there to his place regularly. Emphases are … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Francis, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, What are they REALLY saying? | Tagged contraception, Ed Peters, Humanae vitae contraception, Zika virus
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It’s not an urban legend, it’s a LIE: Paul VI did NOT give permission to nuns to use contraceptives.

Posted on 20 February 2016 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day Pope Francis, in the infamous post-Mexico airplane presser, said: Paolo VI – il grande! – in una situazione difficile, in Africa, ha permesso alle suore di usare gli anticoncezionali per i casi di violenza. … Paul VI … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Emanations from Penumbras, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, The Drill | Tagged contraception, double-effect, Humanae vitae, HV 16, The Great Roman
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USCCB Pres. Archbp. Kurtz comments on Obama Admin’s slithery new HHS mandate rules

Posted on 22 August 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Obama Administration’s war on religion continues unabated. From Catholic News Agency: Obama administration announces new HHS mandate rules Washington D.C., Aug 22, 2014 / 10:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Department of Health and Human Services issued on Friday new … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged Archbp. Kurtz, contraception, HHS mandate, Hobby Lobby, Obama Administration, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, USCCB
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Scary remote-controlled implanted microchip for “contraception”. What could go wrong?

Posted on 9 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Is this true? If so, this is one of the creepiest things I have read in a loooong time. From Life News: Bill Gates’ new remote-controlled contraceptive microchip could be used for eugenics: critic LEXINGTON, MA – The Bill and … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, You must be joking! | Tagged Abortifiacients, Bill Gates, contraception, Gates Foundation, levonorgestrel
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Mr. President? REALLY?

Posted on 6 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This morning The First Gay President addressed the National Prayer Breakfast. [UPDATE: Text HERE.] Two take away lines: “[T]he killing of innocents is never fulfilling God’s will.” “[F]reedom of religion matters to our national security.” Really? To paraphrase Mary McCarthy, … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Self-absorbed Promethean Neopelagians, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, What are they REALLY saying?, You must be joking! | Tagged abortion, contraception, HHS mandate, National Prayer Breakfast, Pres. Obama, religious freedom, The First Gay President
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ZUHLIO RETURNS: “Where Have All The Sisters Gone”?

Posted on 1 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Official Parodohymnodist of Fr. Z’s Blog has inspired – I don’t know how he does it – has inspired – or even why he does it – has inspired to emerge from retirement ZUHLIO! Yes, after the triumphant reemergence … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Magisterium of Nuns, Parody Songs, Women Religious | Tagged Call To Action, contraception, Kingston Trio, liberal nuns, liberals, Parody Songs, women religious, Zuhlio
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Card. Dolan at USCCB about HHS mandate: Bishops will “not violate our consciences and not obey what we consider to be something immoral”

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNS: Conference of Catholic Bishops on HHS Mandate: We Will ‘Not Obey What We Consider to Be Immoral’ (CNSNews.com) – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says the Roman Catholic Church will continue to … Read More →