Has the Church Always Condemned Contraception?

Jimmy Akin is an internationally known author and speaker. As the senior apologist at Catholic Answers, he has more than twenty years of experiencing defending and explaining the Faith.

Jimmy is a convert to the Faith and has an extensive background in the Bible, theology, the Church Fathers, philosophy, canon law, and liturgy.

[doulacandice]

This is pretty perfect timing.. I've had both a RCIA teacher and priest both tell me birth control was okay.

[DanielJohn]

I believe it is okay to let fornicators, adulterers, and other unbelievers use birth control, as long as we don't use birth control ourselves.

[rachelgates]

“Where do you find support for the catholic church stance against contraception in the Bible?” That was the question!! You can’t name one In genesis, Onan was disobeying God by denying his sister in law a son and thus a child to inherit his father’s property!!! Onan was basically trying to steal his elder brother’s property!! That was why God was displeased!!! It had absolutely nothing to do with contraception!!! It had to do with a man trying to steal his elder brothers properly!!! Trying to saddle women with constant pregnancy and childbirth is EVIL and against God’s design!!! You should repent of your evil sin!! Trying to use the Bible to persecute and subjugate women is a sin you will stand in judgment for!!

[Unclenate]

a very naive moral philosophy, especially when admitting that wanting to space births is not evil in itself.