Kaveny on Humanae Vitae | National Catholic Reporter

Kaveny on Humanae Vitae | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The Church had no business expanding on its prohibitions on eugenic sterilization and forcing birth control on the poor (really the same thing) by making proclamations on biology that simply were not true (life begins at gastrulation) or on intruding into married sexuality once those who knew something about it advised them of the error of their analysis.  Having asked and ignoring that input, it is no surprise that we have lost respect for their teachings.  Using natural family planning as a way to finesse the economic rights to have a family based wage is also sinful, yet the Church promotes this all the time, including among its own workers.  Indeed, if the Church gave a $12,000 raise to each employee when a new child was born, we could take its commitment to life seriously.  The term is put up or shut up, I believe.