{"product_id":"on-human-life-humanae-vitae-9781621640011","title":"On Human Life: Humanae Vitae","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Human Life\u003c\/em\u003e, also known by the Latin name \u003cem\u003eHumanae Vitae\u003c\/em\u003e, made headlines worldwide. Everybody talked about the document when it was issued in 1968 but few people actually read. It is perhaps the most controversial document in modern Church history. Why?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe advent of the birth control pill left many moralists wondering: could its use be reconciled with the two-thousand-year-old Christian teaching against contraception? After years of study and despite widespread expectations otherwise, the Catholic Church rejected the pill, as it had other forms of contraception, as contrary to God's purpose and therefore as harmful to genuine human good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Human Life: Humanae Vitae\u003c\/em\u003e is Pope Paul VI's explanation of why the Catholic Church rejects contraception. Paul VI referred to two aspects or \"meanings\" of human sexuality-the unitive and procreative aspects. Neither the person-uniting aspect (the unitive meaning) nor the person-begetting aspect (procreative meaning) may deliberately be separated from the other in the act of sexual intercourse, argued Paul VI, without acting against God's purpose and damaging the conjugal relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul VI also warned of the consequences if contraception became widely practiced-consequences that have since come to pass: greater infidelity in marriage, confusion regarding the nature of human sexuality and its role in society, the objectification of women for sexual pleasure, compulsory \"family planning\" and contraceptive policies by government, and the reduction of the human body as an instrument of human manipulation. Other dangers such as genetic engineering and human cloning are on the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreeted by a firestorm of opposition, \u003cem\u003eOn Human Life: Humanae Vitae\u003c\/em\u003e greatly shaped debates in the Catholic Church. A movement of dissent emerged. While some Catholic leaders and others openly rejected Catholic teaching, others reaffirmed it and even developed it. St. John Paul II's popular \"theology of the body\" drew deeply on the insights of Paul VI. Pope Benedict and now Pope Francis have upheld the long-standing teaching. Indeed, a new generation of Catholics are embracing the truths of \u003cem\u003eOn Human Life: Humanae Vitae\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\" Pope Paul VI's] genius proved prophetic: he had the courage to stand against the majority, to defend moral discipline, to exercise a 'brake' on the culture, to oppose  both] present and future neo-Malthusianism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Pope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2275322\"\u003eCatholic Church\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621640011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621640019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL028000\"\u003eEthics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067070\"\u003eChristian Theology | Ethics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673982308589,"sku":"9781621640011","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1b588c2d-b381-4d07-9b0f-f50792cfc919.jpg?v=1649561335","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/on-human-life-humanae-vitae-9781621640011","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}