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Doubling down on the Catholic focus on contraception

Janet E. Smith, Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Seminary and defender of Humanae Vitae, thinks that part of the gap between Catholics and the Church on contraception has to do with not enough discussion of the topic during the homily.

Smith thinks that more Catholics would turn against contraception (beyond 'natural family planning') if the seamless nature of the Church's life views and its social justice views were emphasized. She also asserts that Catholics would find a renewed emphasis on "moral issues" strange at first but ultimately admirable and refreshing. 

Are you skeptical? 

It seems implausible that the reason why most Catholics reject the Church's teaching on contraception is ignorance of the theological argument against it. 

Links:

Essay in the National Catholic Register (October 7, 2012): Contraception, the Election and the New Evangelization


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