DID YOU KNOW?

Before 1930, all Christian Churches in the United States taught that contraception was wrong. In 1930, the Anglican Church broke with that tradition and allowed it within marriage in serious circumstances. In 1931 Pope Pious XI wrote On Christian Marriage where he reiterated the teaching of the Church. The Catholic Church did not stand alone in her belief that contraception would lead to a culture of death. Mohandas Gandhi regarded contraception as sinful and believed that people should rely on human virtue, on temperance. Both Pope Paul VI and Gandhi believed contraception was an evil and a disorder.

“Genesis and Beyond: The Divine Plan for Human Love is a high caliber work which incorporates and develops a clear understanding of The Theology of the Body in a manner which is both faithful to the Tradition of the Church and accessible to the youth of today. The style and content of the text aim to equip young Catholics with a firm foundation from which to internalize the teaching of Pope John Paul II on the dignity of the human person and the gift of human sexuality. This work will serve as a welcome aid to parents, catechists and pastors alike.” 

Cardinal Justin Rigali.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Chairman of the Episcopal Board of the Theology of the Body Institute