What is your opinion about the Catholic Church stands against the condom as a form of birth control?

Answer 1

im catholic, and id rather betray my religion than keep pushin babies out.
birth control is not an option 4 me as i am really fertile

Answer 2

The Catholic church is not in favour of any birth control, nor sex for anything other than procreation, therefore as far as they see it no birth control should be necessary.

As a modern person living in the real world it sounds absolutely unrealistic to me, and having a gaggle of celebate clergy preaching that birth control is a "sin" is pretty ridiculous when it comes down to it.

It's only rules laid down by man anyway - the Bible as far as I know doesn't prohibit birth control as such and in the wedding vows of most Christian religions they speak about marriage being for the expression of natural affections and instincts (ie: having sex - doesn't mention that it should only be to get pregnant).

This really wasn't an issue until the 1960's when the Pill became available, and I tend to feel from what I can remember, what I was taught and and what I have read it was more to do with men losing control of women - they suddenly had a way to control their own fertility and own lives and that scared the living daylights out of the church.

Condoms do a lot more good than harm overall.

Answer 3

Does it really matter, safe sex is better than not having safe sex, for birth control or whatever.

I am not a Catholic, and I really cannot understand how one person, or group of persons like the Vatican can make decisions on such things. My grown children have asked me if it is ok to eat fish on Good Friday, to which I have responded you are not meant to, but, once upon a time, you were not allowed to eat meat on any Friday, so the wave of a wand and they changed the rules to good friday only. I don't think so, there are those who would argue that God helped them make that decision, well, why did he procrastinate for so long about it. Some rules are changes by man alone, just that if it is the Pope catholics think it is ok. If God wants you to get pregnant, you will anyway, with or without a condom. He sits up there with a big pin, bursting condoms, LOL.

Answer 4

I think, not being Catholic myself, that the Church is only trying to promote family.
Inside a marriage, there should be no need for birth control. Outside marriage, you shouldn't be engaging in sex.
Sex changes a relationship, and too many people are eager to rush into bed before getting to know someone. Then, oh my, how did we end up pregnant and what do we do?

Answer 5

I think being against birth control is a great way to make more Catholics. And more Catholics mean more money for the church. Brilliant, really.

Answer 6

organic family individuals making plans is the only authorized way. it is not a lot delivery administration as a potential to area little ones out some years. The Orthodox Church, distant places, is against even that. Orthodox in united states of america are accepting of it.

Answer 7

I can help with this question. My husband and I are Catholic and we follow the churches teachings. We use Natural Family Planning and it is just as effective as the pill. The Catholic church does not believe in only having sex to procreate. We believe sex within a marriage renews the marriage vows and is a beautiful act. My husband and I have now been married for a year and we are expecting our first child in January (planned) and could not be happier. I encourage other woman to look at this form of natural birth control because it is definetly better for the woman.

Answer 8

My opinion... of course religouse orders wish for you to have babies if you are with them bcause it boosts there numbers. Unless you are a member of these religions I dont think it really matters. The bible is up for interpretation like any book and if you really look at it the only time a couple should have sex is to create a baby. The genitals were made for this reason not pleasure, we just found the pleasure bit ourselves. It is all interpretation and also it is your life so if you follow it good for you and if you dont good for you as well.

Answer 9

I am Catholic, but the church needs to worry more about their own problems. They have alot of stands that are ridiculous for modern living.

Answer 10

I wasn't aware of this! Wow... why? I can see their view about birth control, but there is definately room for God to work around a condom. He worked around me using birth control twice! I got to be the .1% who get pregnant on it and I think that is a miracle!

Answer 11

I stand by the teachings of the Church, that contraception is wrong.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

2370 Periodic continence, that is, the methods of birth regulation based on self-observation and the use of infertile periods, is in conformity with the objective criteria of morality. These methods respect the bodies of the spouses, encourage tenderness between them, and favor the education of an authentic freedom. In contrast, "every action which, whether in anticipation of the conjugal act, or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render procreation impossible" is intrinsically evil:

Thus the innate language that expresses the total reciprocal self-giving of husband and wife is overlaid, through contraception, by an objectively contradictory language, namely, that of not giving oneself totally to the other. This leads not only to a positive refusal to be open to life but also to a falsification of the inner truth of conjugal love, which is called upon to give itself in personal totality. . . . The difference, both anthropological and moral, between contraception and recourse to the rhythm of the cycle . . . involves in the final analysis two irreconcilable concepts of the human person and of human sexuality.