2007-06-12 04:21:10 · 21 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes they do.
2007-06-12 04:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes,it's the official position of the Catholic church.The Catholic Church is by far the largest Christian church and the largest organized body of any world religion.[2] According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, the Catholic Church's worldwide recorded membership at the end of 2005 was 1,114,966,000, approximately one-sixth of the world's population.[3]
Few realize that up until 1930, all Protestant denominations agreed with the Catholic Church’s teaching condemning contraception as sinful. At its 1930 Lambeth Conference, the Anglican church, swayed by growing social pressure, announced that contraception would be allowed in some circumstances. Soon the Anglican church completely caved in, allowing contraception across the board. Since then, all other Protestant denominations have followed suit. Today, the Catholic Church alone proclaims the historic Christian position on contraception.
Evidence that contraception is in conflict with God’s laws comes from a variety of sources that will be examined in this tract.
Nature
Contraception is wrong because it’s a deliberate violation of the design God built into the human race, often referred to as "natural law." The natural law purpose of sex is procreation. The pleasure that sexual intercourse provides is an additional blessing from God, intended to offer the possibility of new life while strengthening the bond of intimacy, respect, and love between husband and wife. The loving environment this bond creates is the perfect setting for nurturing children.
But sexual pleasure within marriage becomes unnatural, and even harmful to the spouses, when it is used in a way that deliberately excludes the basic purpose of sex, which is procreation. God’s gift of the sex act, along with its pleasure and intimacy, must not be abused by deliberately frustrating its natural end—procreation.
Obviously I and even most Catholics don't agree but that's the position and the reason they have for that position.Check the second link for more.
O and it didn't stop there.Don't know if that's still the rule but as late as the late fifties teenage boys were teached that masturbation is a sin cos every sperm cell wasted is murder.There's lot of refrences to this in European litrature.
2007-06-12 11:36:00 · answer #2 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yes. I do not think that way, but the Roman Catholic Church is against birth control of all descriptions. There are very good health reasons to avoid birth control pills.
2007-06-12 11:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think some people think the morning after pill could be considered that. That pill allows the egg to be fertilized, but never attach to the womb. Regular birth control prevent any fertilization of the egg, so biologically is similar to no sex at all. I think the main problem people have with this is that the sex is not for procreation.
2007-06-12 11:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
There are, unfortunately.
I'm Catholic & it's a sin to use ANY form of birth control.
According to the Pope, I'm going to Hell for being on the pill for 13 years, even though it's to control dysmenorrhea more than for birth control.
I like being responsible for health, so I'm no longer a practicing Catholic.
2007-06-12 11:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Birth control is two fold...it can prevent ovulation so conception never occurs, and if that fails, it roughens up the uterine lining making implantation impossible. If you believe that life begins at conception, by definition you cannot use birth control, as you cannot guarantee that conception has not occurred.
2007-06-12 11:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No it's just preventing pregnancy, Catholics and some other religious sects belief taking birth control; is stopping God's miracle of life.
2007-06-12 11:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by joyce s 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Catholics especially. Their birth control is abstinence.
2007-06-12 11:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes some do while others feel it is being responsible. It is less emotionally hard on the woman than abortion.
2007-06-14 21:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by viablerenewables 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope.
2007-06-12 11:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is the Catholic (and most Christian) viewpoint.
I agree with that sentiment, but it is only a religious viewpoint, not a political one. I think birth control should be legal and recommended (only after abstinence, of course), and abortion should be illegal.
2007-06-12 11:57:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋