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1 11| that a few years ago (March 10, 1944), We Ourselves drew
2 6 | Connubii, of December 31, 1930, once again solemnly proclaimed
3 11| few years ago (March 10, 1944), We Ourselves drew up a
4 11| allocution of September 29, 1949, to the International Congress
5 11| allocution of September 29, 1949, to the International
6 6 | Casti Connubii, of December 31, 1930, once again solemnly
7 13| the sexual they must not abandon themselves without restraint
8 12| not only an error and an aberration; it also bears with itself
9 11| formed to see, even if, in abnormal cases arising from special
10 9 | circumstances require an absolute "no," that is to say, the
11 8 | differs essentially from the abuse already mentioned, which
12 5 | precepts of the moral order? To accede to such requests would be
13 3 | so to say, a supernatural accent. It is your duty to cause
14 5 | and your skill by becoming accomplices in an immoral action; it
15 3 | bearing". ~This perfect accord of reason and faith gives
16 13| in the service of and in accordance with the ends of marriage
17 2 | were innocent, even if on account of some physical or mental
18 3 | by your whole manner of acting, the greatness, beauty and
19 2 | even if, as regards his actions, he has obligations towards
20 13| of thoughts, desires and acts the whole marital life,
21 13| incomplete, if We did not add further a few more words
22 12| these considerations must be added another which tends to be
23 13| the instinctive act. In addition there would be substituted
24 1 | Address to Midwives on the Nature
25 1 | When one thinks of this admirable collaboration of the parents,
26 1 | mother of the Machabees admonished her children: "I know not
27 13| then the Creator would have adopted another plan in forming
28 4 | love is sufficient for the adult to obtain sanctifying grace
29 7 | a single act but should affect the organism itself to deprive
30 3 | For the Romans, it was the affirmation of the paternity and the
31 | afterwards
32 9 | towards men and women of our age to judge them incapable
33 2 | and any direct attempt or aggression against it is a violation
34 7 | sterilization— that is, whose aim tends as a means or as an
35 13| dignity. ~If nature had aimed exclusively, or at least
36 13| There are some who would allege that happiness in marriage
37 11| laboratory. Therefore, in Our allocution of September 29, 1949, to
38 8 | theory, without however allowing yourselves to be drawn into
39 12| activity are included in the ambit of the specific function
40 3 | the father's arms—as the ancient Romans were wont to do—but
41 5 | Therefore, when reciting the Angelus, after baying recalled to
42 3 | no longer remembers the anguish for her joy that a man is
43 11| called upon as men and not as animals deprived of reason to be
44 9 | does not desire a medical answer, of necessity a negative
45 3 | motherhood, were finally answered. ~Even the pains which,
46 10| the womb of the mother, anti your assisting its happy
47 13| husband and wife. ~This anti-Christian hedonism too often is not
48 | anything
49 3 | Through the pen of the Apostle, St. Paul, the Holy Ghost
50 1 | give to such a work be not appreciated? The heroic mother of the
51 1 | Therefore, he who approaches this cradle of life's origin
52 9 | negative one, but seeks an approval of a "technique" of conjugal
53 13| doctrine, inculcating the ardent desire to make always more
54 8 | as those which not rarely arise from medical, eugenic, economic
55 8 | another grave problem has arisen, namely, if and how far
56 11| even if, in abnormal cases arising from special internal or
57 | around
58 1 | duty which forbids him to arrest nature's work or halt its
59 9 | partially true premises, one arrives at a false conclusion. To
60 10| personal and affective union. ~Articles, chapters, entire books,
61 13| hedonism too often is not ashamed to elevate itself to a doctrine,
62 10| speaking, to put such a problem aside. But, however, it is a matter
63 9 | that such a heroism is asking too much. You will hear
64 1 | of man and the internal assent of his free will; it implies
65 4 | fellowman obliges us to assist him in the case of necessity,
66 8 | expected that your advice and assistance shall not be based upon
67 10| of the mother, anti your assisting its happy birth, would only
68 4 | to the child who has not attained the use of reason. Above
69 9 | referring to a passage of St. Augustine, teaches: "God does not
70 8 | objective science and on the authoritative judgment of conscientious
71 2 | even by order of the public authorities, those who were innocent,
72 3 | exceptional cases do not authorize anyone to pervert ideas,
73 13| certain circles) the necessary autonomy, the proper end, and the
74 5 | life, whose coming they await with holy impatience, your
75 10| then, will you be able, aware of your mission, to give
76 13| for the service of life. Banish from your heart that cult
77 9 | Here it is a question of basic facts and therefore not
78 2 | hidden life of the child, basing yourselves on the divine
79 5 | reciting the Angelus, after baying recalled to mind Mary's
80 5 | paries—you will conceive and bear forth a child". ~If such
81 3 | women will be saved by child bearing". ~This perfect accord of
82 4 | supernatural happiness—the beatific vision of God—are impossible.
83 3 | of acting, the greatness, beauty and nobility of that life
84 | becomes
85 | becoming
86 | beginning
87 3 | nobility of that life which begins, is formed and lives in
88 7 | s teaching to guide your behavior both interiorly and exteriorly.
89 13| as some would have people believe in order to justify themselves.
90 12| and soul, would like to belong to the number of those deficient
91 13| of pleasure, and do your best to prevent the spreading
92 | beyond
93 4 | Undoubtedly this duty binds the parents in the first
94 8 | specialists in medicine and biology. It is your function, not
95 3 | Behold, thus is that man blessed, who fears the Lord!", while
96 3 | the invocation of divine blessings, the promise to fulfill
97 1 | or biological laws which blind forces and irrational agents
98 13| substituted a license to serve blindly and without restraint the
99 11| beings made of flesh and blood, gifted with soul and heart,
100 3 | destruction; may their name be blotted out in the next generation". ~
101 10| this, that the union of bodies is the expression and the
102 11| conformity with the spiritual and bodily nature and the dignity of
103 3 | make her draw tighter the bond which unites them: the more
104 8 | value of their state, the bonum prolis. The individual and
105 10| Articles, chapters, entire books, conferences, especially
106 10| or, at the most, on the border of "personal values"; a
107 13| same Creator, Who in His bounty and wisdom willed to make
108 3 | arms and suckles at her breast; to make shine in her eyes
109 1 | for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither
110 13| natural instinct and a brief instruction on the clear
111 5 | to thy word." A "fiat," a burning "yes" to the call to motherhood!
112 7 | or so ago sterilization came to be more widely applied,
113 11| promulgated by the Code of Canon Law. Not long afterwards,
114 12| intellectual and affective error, capable of preventing and stifling
115 12| Lord has said:"Non omnes capiunt verbum istud, sed quibus
116 11| the design of the Creator carries with it in a stupendous
117 3 | security. If you succeed in carrying out your apostolate at the
118 6 | memory, in his Encyclical Casti Connubii, of December 31,
119 11| International Congress of Catholic Doctors, We expressly excluded
120 13| in writing (and this by Catholics in certain circles) the
121 3 | accent. It is your duty to cause the young mother to enjoy,
122 1 | the concatenation of the causes from which will rise a new
123 10| neither is it desired as the center of marital relations. ~According
124 11| matrimony and its realization? Certainly not, because the Creator
125 9 | of Trent, which, in the chapter on the observance necessary
126 10| affective union. ~Articles, chapters, entire books, conferences,
127 8 | of mankind. This is the characteristic service which gives rise
128 4 | if it is considered that charity to our fellowman obliges
129 3 | With what delicacy and charm does the Sacred Scripture
130 5 | readiness to welcome and cherish that nascent life follows
131 8 | of you, as women and as Christians, that you know and defend
132 13| by Catholics in certain circles) the necessary autonomy,
133 2 | moral conscience, before civil society, before the Church
134 8 | prove that it may not be claimed with equal right by the
135 10| directly opposed to the clarity, profundity, and seriousness
136 11| mother and father, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall
137 8 | conduct must be examined more closely. ~Here again we are faced
138 11| measure promulgated by the Code of Canon Law. Not long afterwards,
139 1 | thinks of this admirable collaboration of the parents, of nature
140 11| young married woman who comes to seek your advice about
141 5 | producing a new life, whose coming they await with holy impatience,
142 9 | teaches: "God does not command the impossible but while
143 9 | impossible but while He commands, He warns you to do what
144 3 | the office which God has committed him. If the Lord praises
145 4 | there is no other way to communicate that life to the child who
146 2 | obligations towards the community as well. The child is "man,"
147 9 | and thus it is in your competence. However, in such cases,
148 8 | subordinated. In this the Church is competent. ~It is necessary first
149 11| it must not be divorced completely from the primary function
150 1 | course and lead it to its completion. When man has completed
151 10| technique" of love, are composed to spread these ideas, to
152 1 | places at man's disposal the concatenation of the causes from which
153 5 | utero et paries—you will conceive and bear forth a child". ~
154 8 | accomplishment of a positive work concerning the state itself. In such
155 5 | to the Angel's message: "Concipies in utero et paries—you will
156 9 | one arrives at a false conclusion. To convince oneself of
157 10| chapters, entire books, conferences, especially dealing with
158 4 | priest, the sublime office of conferring baptism is yours. ~(Loveliness
159 10| happen that you receive the confidences of the mother and wife and
160 9 | abstinence is possible." To confirm this argument, there can
161 12| profession, so that men may conform to it in their judgments
162 11| 1949, to the International Congress of Catholic Doctors, We
163 6 | in his Encyclical Casti Connubii, of December 31, 1930, once
164 8 | authoritative judgment of conscientious specialists in medicine
165 8 | essential defect in the marriage consent, which would result in the
166 2 | divine positive law, and consequently that it was unlawful to
167 8 | necessary first of all to consider two hypotheses. If the application
168 12| to fatherhood ~To these considerations must be added another which
169 13| satisfying the instinct than by considering the essence of the instinctive
170 13| spreading of a literature which considers as its duty the description
171 10| of conjugal rights would consist in this, that the union
172 8 | already mentioned, which consists in the perversion of the
173 8 | their intention to observe constantly those periods is or is not
174 8 | the inclination of nature, constitutes them in a state of life,
175 13| another plan in forming and constituting the natural act. Now, instead,
176 9 | for many a reason,—perhaps constrained by dire necessity or even
177 2 | negative, but above all constructive, and tends to promote, edify
178 8 | married couple through private consultation or serious publications
179 8 | jeopardize in any way the consummation of the natural act and its
180 3 | values and to treat with contempt the mother who had the courage
181 9 | The heroism of continence ~Perhaps you will now press
182 8 | matrimonial state, to use continually the faculty proper to such
183 3 | real truth and that you may continue your apostolate of respect
184 8 | fecundity of their union, while continuing to satisfy to tile full
185 8 | If, one of the parties contracted marriage with the intention
186 11| which husband and wife, when contracting marriage, exchange the right. ~
187 3 | a 'blessing" to provoke contradiction and even derision More often
188 1 | God, how can the precious contribution which you give to such a
189 8 | Birth control ~Today, besides, another
190 2 | reason of your Christian convictions. You must, when called upon,
191 9 | at a false conclusion. To convince oneself of this it suffices
192 3 | with the gift, He makes her cooperate effectively at the opening
193 11| Not long afterwards, to correct opposing opinions, the Holy
194 5 | the marriage rights there corresponds the sincere internal acceptance
195 3 | them: the more the pain has cost her, so much the more is
196 | could
197 9 | forward the doctrine of the Council of Trent, which, in the
198 1 | for nature to develop its course and lead it to its completion.
199 3 | Scripture show the gracious crown of children united around
200 3 | born right from its first cry. The child, formed in the
201 13| Banish from your heart that cult of pleasure, and do your
202 5 | one: it is easy enough to cultivate in them this interior sentiment
203 13| life, not without serious dangers and grave prejudice to the
204 12| verbum istud, sed quibus datum est—Not all can accept this
205 10| conferences, especially dealing with the "technique" of
206 5 | such requests would be to debase your knowledge and your
207 9 | help, will be miserably deceived. ~Here is what concerns
208 6 | Encyclical Casti Connubii, of December 31, 1930, once again solemnly
209 6 | apostolate a clear and firm decision. ~
210 11| We Ourselves drew up a declaration on the order of those ends,
211 2 | initiated, the Church expressly declared that it was against the
212 7 | of expressly and publicly declaring that direct sterilization,
213 11| the Holy See, by a public decree, proclaimed that it could
214 13| the human race, has also decreed that in this function the
215 10| to these theories, your dedication for the welfare of the still
216 2 | occides: do not kill. Such a defensive function is sometimes presented
217 12| belong to the number of those deficient in character and spirit? ~
218 2 | judicial title for a direct deliberate disposal of an innocent
219 3 | to the parents. With what delicacy and charm does the Sacred
220 13| married couple in joy and delight, and if it had ordered that
221 12| experience and ignorant of life's delusions. For what normal man, healthy
222 11| this lead, perhaps, to Our denying or diminishing what is good
223 8 | State, the Church itself, depend for their existence, in
224 3 | flower, of which He has deposited the germ in her womb, and
225 7 | affect the organism itself to deprive it, by means of sterilization,
226 6 | consequences which aims at depriving it of its inherent force
227 3 | provoke contradiction and even derision More often in word and thought
228 3 | and the authority which derived from it; here it is grateful
229 13| of the action whence it derives, and not vice versa—the
230 13| considers as its duty the description in full of the intimacies
231 11| according to the will and the design of the Creator carries with
232 11| because the Creator has designed that for the procreation
233 3 | anyone to pervert ideas, to despise values and to treat with
234 2 | no need to teach you in detail the meaning and the gravity,
235 1 | man's part are distinctly determined. Your professional formation
236 7 | or to have it used to the detriment of innocent human beings. ~
237 1 | loving force, for nature to develop its course and lead it to
238 11| end the uncertainties and deviations which threatened to diffuse
239 11| also signifies the total devotion of parents to the well-being
240 3 | promise to fulfill with devout affection the office which
241 5 | of God's law and of the dictates of your conscience. Hence
242 9 | a position to judge very differently, either by reason of their
243 8 | of which We are speaking, differs essentially from the abuse
244 3 | child, it will not be too difficult for you to obtain what your
245 11| deviations which threatened to diffuse errors regarding the scale
246 11| perhaps, to Our denying or diminishing what is good and just in
247 12| realization, there is no diminution of the human person, in
248 9 | perhaps constrained by dire necessity or even at times
249 8 | marriage does not come up for discussion. Nonetheless, the moral
250 7 | Church has the power to dispense. ~As far as you can, oppose,
251 1 | part and man's part are distinctly determined. Your professional
252 11| other hand, it must not be divorced completely from the primary
253 11| International Congress of Catholic Doctors, We expressly excluded artificial
254 11| would be but to convert the domestic hearth, the family sanctuary,
255 13| the moral obligations to dominate passions; and this sooner
256 9 | inasmuch as you leave no doubt whatsoever that even in
257 | down
258 3 | her child only make her draw tighter the bond which unites
259 8 | allowing yourselves to be drawn into an unjust and unbecoming
260 5 | wanted; worse still, it is dreaded. How can there be a ready
261 11| 10, 1944), We Ourselves drew up a declaration on the
262 13| the pleasure of food and drink so with the sexual they
263 11| taught, and what was then in due measure promulgated by the
264 1 | will; it implies action and dutiful omission. Nature places
265 | each
266 2 | of God. God created all earthly things for man; and man
267 3 | understand with many examples the echo of suppliant prayers and
268 4 | Baptism. In the present economy there is no other way to
269 2 | constructive, and tends to promote, edify and strengthen. ~
270 13| law of the "generatio et educatio prolix," namely the accomplishment
271 11| marriage is the procreation and education of the offspring, or teach
272 12| which is to be authors and educators of a new life. A high and
273 11| two genes, which can be effected even by artificial means,
274 3 | He makes her cooperate effectively at the opening of the flower,
275 5 | exercised both efficiently and efficaciously: first of all, negatively,
276 5 | this case be exercised both efficiently and efficaciously: first
277 13| is one of the strongest elements of a pure love, and for
278 13| often is not ashamed to elevate itself to a doctrine, inculcating
279 3 | spirit incomparably more elevated. For the Romans, it was
280 8 | marriages. Therefore, to embrace the matrimonial state, to
281 1 | willed by the Creator. It embraces the exterior work of man
282 10| were merely to place the emphasis on the personal values of
283 3 | cause the young mother to enjoy, less by your words than
284 13| therefore, by seeking and enjoying this pleasure do no wrong
285 12| spirit? ~May your apostolate enlighten the minds and inculcate
286 13| were in need of further enlightenment on some particular point,
287 | enough
288 11| life, but even all personal enrichment—spiritual and intellectual—
289 3 | womb, is a gift of God, Who entrusts its care to the parents.
290 11| intended by nature, are not equally primary, much less superior
291 8 | according to a reasonable and equitable judgment, there are no such
292 11| which threatened to diffuse errors regarding the scale of values
293 8 | than this would imply an essential defect in the marriage consent,
294 12| istud, sed quibus datum est—Not all can accept this
295 3 | way which leads her to her eternal salvation: "Yet women will
296 8 | motives foreign to sound ethical principles. ~
297 10| Now, if this relative evaluation were merely to place the
298 | everywhere
299 4 | good to be obtained or the evil to be avoided is the greater,
300 1 | in action the marvelous evolution of life, his duty is to
301 8 | natural consequences. It is exactly in this that the application
302 12| it has been given". ~To exalt beyond measure, as it is
303 13| tendency to subject to a new examination and to a new norm the very
304 8 | then their conduct must be examined more closely. ~Here again
305 2 | at all illicit. Thus, for example, to save the life of the
306 3 | us understand with many examples the echo of suppliant prayers
307 3 | nevertheless these unavoidable and exceptional cases do not authorize anyone
308 11| when contracting marriage, exchange the right. ~Therefore, when
309 9 | no," that is to say, the exclusion of motherhood, it would
310 5 | various fears or faint excuses, to removing as far as possible
311 1 | obey, but of laws whose execution and effects are entrusted
312 8 | so-called "indications," may exempt husband and wife from the
313 1 | cradle of life's origin and exercises his action in one way or
314 8 | itself, depend for their existence, in the order established
315 1 | you how far lawful action extends, and when, instead, there
316 2 | still in the womb, practiced extensively a few years ago, can in
317 7 | behavior both interiorly and exteriorly. Direct sterilization— that
318 9 | whatsoever that even in these extreme cases every preventive practice
319 11| result, just as of every eye it can be said that it is
320 5 | you for advice and help to facilitate the birth of new life, to
321 9 | it is a question of basic facts and therefore not a theological
322 5 | ideas, various fears or faint excuses, to removing as
323 11| the domestic hearth, the family sanctuary, into a biological
324 12| Free renunciation to fatherhood ~To these considerations
325 2 | above every "indication" the faultless law of God. ~The apostolate
326 3 | overcome the suggestions of fearfulness in all its forms, that voice
327 8 | circumstances, the will to avoid the fecundity of their union, while continuing
328 4 | considered that charity to our fellowman obliges us to assist him
329 5 | according to thy word." A "fiat," a burning "yes" to the
330 8 | propaganda. But in this field also your apostolate demands
331 9 | of reason and faith. ~The final aspect of your apostolate
332 3 | grace of motherhood, were finally answered. ~Even the pains
333 4 | deprived of complete reason who finds himself in grave danger
334 6 | your apostolate a clear and firm decision. ~
335 9 | certain judgment and a calm firmness. ~It will be objected that
336 3 | servant for having yielded him five talents, what praise, what
337 1 | cooperation of man. ~This order, fixed by the supreme intelligence,
338 3 | effectively at the opening of the flower, of which He has deposited
339 9 | ready to bring forward the following argument: "No one is obliged
340 13| As with the pleasure of food and drink so with the sexual
341 11| end, but are on an equal footing and independent of it. ~
342 9 | seed is, in conscience, forbidden and excluded, and that there
343 1 | religious manner, a duty which forbids him to arrest nature's work
344 1 | biological laws which blind forces and irrational agents obey,
345 8 | appreciation of life and of motives foreign to sound ethical principles. ~
346 2 | fundamental law. But never forget this: there rises above
347 1 | determined. Your professional formation and experience place you
348 13| adopted another plan in forming and constituting the natural
349 3 | of fearfulness in all its forms, that voice must be strengthened
350 2 | for human life that you foster in your heart by reason
351 5 | such then is the biological foundation of your professional activity,
352 1 | nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of
353 13| this rule is the desire and fruition of this pleasure and of
354 3 | blessings, the promise to fulfill with devout affection the
355 13| explanation of Ours on the functions of your professional apostolate
356 10| if you yourselves are not furnished with the strength of character
357 6 | and so it will be in the future also, and always, because
358 1 | in my womb, for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor
359 13| unique, great law of the "generatio et educatio prolix," namely
360 3 | blotted out in the next generation". ~Immediately after birth,
361 11| more than the union of two genes, which can be effected even
362 11| of the spirit, are truly genuine, but that the Creator has
363 3 | which He has deposited the germ in her womb, and this cooperation
364 3 | Apostle, St. Paul, the Holy Ghost also points out the greatness
365 11| made of flesh and blood, gifted with soul and heart, shall
366 8 | instead, husband and wife go further, that is, limiting
367 5 | the Creator towards the goal which He has assigned His
368 3 | him, greater than all the gold and silver of the world? ~
369 5 | function, partaker of His goodness, wisdom and omnipotence,
370 1 | maintained and the laws which govern it. For here it is not a
371 9 | duties of married life, governed by the principles of reason
372 3 | Sacred Scripture show the gracious crown of children united
373 3 | for the father, who has guarded and raised for Him a human
374 1 | reason and faith, under the guidance of the Authority established
375 13| pretext of instructing, guiding and reassuring. In general,
376 1 | arrest nature's work or halt its natural development. ~
377 11| We showed what has been handed down by Christian tradition,
378 5 | Mary replied: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord! Be it done
379 10| your apostolate. It may happen that you receive the confidences
380 3 | professional conscience in harmony with the laws of God and
381 9 | asking too much. You will hear this objection raised; you
382 3 | punishment for the sinner. Hearken to the divine word expressed
383 11| to convert the domestic hearth, the family sanctuary, into
384 3 | He who formed mothers' hearts, expressed this thought
385 4 | needy person is incapable of helping or saving himself with his
386 2 | when possible, protect the helpless and hidden life of the child,
387 9 | what you cannot do and He helps you so that you may be able". ~
388 1 | be not appreciated? The heroic mother of the Machabees
389 12| educators of a new life. A high and noble duty! Yet one
390 13| only to make happy in the highest possible degree their personal
391 8 | In this case they do not hinder or jeopardize in any way
392 6 | of its inherent force and hinders the procreation of new life
393 3 | it is sufficient only to hint at the fact that children
394 3 | it; here it is grateful homage to the Creator, the invocation
395 3 | has sorrow, because her hour has come. But when she has
396 3 | fruitful vine within your house, your children as olive
397 9 | of impossibility. But for husbands and wives long periods of
398 3 | in word and thought the idea of the great "burden" of
399 12| still without experience and ignorant of life's delusions. For
400 1 | subject; your conscience, illuminated by reason and faith, under
401 10| to spread these ideas, to illustrate them with advice to the
402 11| action, a simultaneous and immediate cooperation of husband and
403 5 | coming they await with holy impatience, your part is a very easy
404 3 | longingly and tearfully implored the grace of motherhood,
405 8 | the debt, than this would imply an essential defect in the
406 13| without restraint to the impulses of the senses. The right
407 3 | of respect and love for incipient life with unconditioned
408 8 | the right to satisfy the inclination of nature, constitutes them
409 12| sphere and activity are included in the ambit of the specific
410 13| professional apostolate would be incomplete, if We did not add further
411 12| enlighten the minds and inculcate in them this just order
412 13| elevate itself to a doctrine, inculcating the ardent desire to make
413 13| and of its realization, independently of the purpose of procreating
414 8 | economic and social so-called "indications," may exempt husband and
415 8 | state, the bonum prolis. The individual and society, the people
416 8 | are expected to be well informed, from the medical point
417 3 | Welcoming the newly born ~Infuse into the spirit and heart
418 6 | aims at depriving it of its inherent force and hinders the procreation
419 2 | when this practice was initiated, the Church expressly declared
420 9 | even at times oppressed by injustice—heroism is exercised to
421 8 | that its performance is inopportune, or prove that it may not
422 11| expressly excluded artificial insemination in marriage. The conjugal
423 13| restraint the whims and instincts of nature in the place of
424 11| is that matrimony, as an institution of nature, in virtue of
425 8 | function, not the priest's, to instruct the married couple through
426 13| life under the pretext of instructing, guiding and reassuring.
427 13| natural instinct and a brief instruction on the clear and simple
428 3 | word expressed with the insuperable poetry of the Psalm: "Your
429 1 | order, fixed by the supreme intelligence, is directed to the purpose
430 13| desire to make always more intense the pleasure in the preparation
431 5 | to cultivate in them this interior sentiment the readiness
432 7 | guide your behavior both interiorly and exteriorly. Direct sterilization—
433 11| September 29, 1949, to the International Congress of Catholic Doctors,
434 6 | convert an act which is intrinsically immoral into a moral and
435 13| unceasing waves of hedonism invade the world and threaten to
436 8 | result in the marriage being invalid, because the right deriving
437 10| it is a matter of a grave inversion of the order of values and
438 9 | oneself of this it suffices to invert the terms of the argument: "
439 2 | The inviolability of human life ~You, more
440 3 | homage to the Creator, the invocation of divine blessings, the
441 1 | laws which blind forces and irrational agents obey, but of laws
442 12| Non omnes capiunt verbum istud, sed quibus datum est—Not
443 13| do with Manichaeism and Jansenism, as some would have people
444 8 | case they do not hinder or jeopardize in any way the consummation
445 12| may conform to it in their judgments and conduct! ~
446 2 | may offer or give a valid judicial title for a direct deliberate
447 13| people believe in order to justify themselves. It is only a
448 13| and wife must know how to keep themselves within the limits
449 2 | noble act; but the direct killing of the child as a means
450 12| renunciation for the love of God's kingdom the Lord has said:"Non omnes
451 11| sanctuary, into a biological laboratory. Therefore, in Our allocution
452 | last
453 | later
454 8 | Nonetheless, the moral lawfulness of such conduct of husband
455 3 | cooperation becomes a way which leads her to her eternal salvation: "
456 | least
457 9 | presumed that no reasonable legislator can will his law to oblige
458 13| there would be substituted a license to serve blindly and without
459 | like
460 1 | human being in the image and likeness of God, how can the precious
461 1 | neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. But
462 8 | each other. ~However if the limitation of the act to the periods
463 13| prevent the spreading of a literature which considers as its duty
464 12| preventing and stifling good and lofty sentiments, especially in
465 3 | forth the child, she no longer remembers the anguish for
466 3 | mothers who, after having longingly and tearfully implored the
467 4 | conferring baptism is yours. ~(Loveliness of this act of spiritual
468 1 | The heroic mother of the Machabees admonished her children: "
469 5 | your apostolate will be: to maintain, reawake and stimulate the
470 1 | which the Creator wishes maintained and the laws which govern
471 7 | a means or as an end at making procreation impossible—is
472 13| Ours has nothing to do with Manichaeism and Jansenism, as some would
473 11| relations, that a few years ago (March 10, 1944), We Ourselves
474 8 | established by God, on fruitful marriages. Therefore, to embrace the
475 1 | and placed in action the marvelous evolution of life, his duty
476 13| rational man to let himself be mastered to such an extent, neither
477 13| on the clear and simple maxims of Christian moral law,
478 | me
479 8 | conscientious specialists in medicine and biology. It is your
480 6 | Predecessor, Pius XI, of happy memory, in his Encyclical Casti
481 2 | account of some physical or mental defect, they were useless
482 3 | predominant. Inasmuch as this mentality is opposed to God's plan
483 4 | of this act of spiritual mercy.) ~
484 | might
485 5 | after baying recalled to mind Mary's acceptance, the faithful
486 12| apostolate enlighten the minds and inculcate in them this
487 10| birth, would only have but a minor and secondary importance. ~
488 9 | seeking divine help, will be miserably deceived. ~Here is what
489 9 | motherhood, it would be a mistake and a wrong to impose or
490 13| within the limits of a just moderation. As with the pleasure of
491 8 | and the unobjectionable morality of their motives. ~The reason
492 13| turn out to be a danger to morals, conscience and human dignity. ~
493 3 | expressed this thought with moving and profound simplicity: "
494 12| more sublime purposes—a mutilation of personal and spiritual
495 | my
496 3 | to destruction; may their name be blotted out in the next
497 5 | welcome and cherish that nascent life follows spontaneously.
498 1 | the world that formed the nativity of men . . .." ~Therefore,
499 10| the strength of character needed to uphold what you know
500 4 | in the measure that the needy person is incapable of helping