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The end of John Paul II’s legacyNo moral absolutes, nothing is always evil

The end of John Paul II’s legacy
No moral absolutes, nothing is always evil

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and geneticist who identified the chromosomal abnormality that causes Down syndrome.

Jesuit in Rome admits Francis is correcting JPII moral theology'It is fundamental to untie the knots of Veritatis Splendor'

Jesuit in Rome admits Francis is correcting JPII moral theology
'It is fundamental to untie the knots of Veritatis Splendor'

Amoris Laetitia, the apostolic exhortation published by Pope Francis in March 2016 after the two synods of bishops on the family, not only radically altered the church’s concrete pastoral approach to marriage and the family, it

‘The beautiful promise of Humanae Vitae’

‘The beautiful promise of Humanae Vitae’

The following is an excerpt from an article by Archbishop José H. Gomez:

This week we are remembering the 50th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”), Blessed Pope Paul VI’s encyclical

Four ways NFP is different from contraception

Four ways NFP is different from contraception

July 12, 2018 Dr. Janet Smith

On the 50th year anniversary of “Humanae Vitae,” let’s take a moment to consider the differences between NFP and contraception. Some people think they are essentially

“Contraception has infected society with a culture of death”

“Contraception has infected society with a culture of death”

Warning that marriage, family, and gender are being “reinvented and distorted,” U.S. Catholic priests are expressing their “total acceptance” of the Church’s teaching against contraception and urging fellow clerics to join them. This

What went wrong?

What went wrong?

I recently received a letter from a young Catholic husband and father in which he observed: “Peers of mine who are converts or reverts have specifically cited teachings like ‘Humanae Vitae,’ ‘Familiaris Consortio,’ and ‘Veritatis Splendor’

Conference commemorating 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae coming to San Bernardino diocese

Conference commemorating 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae coming to San Bernardino diocese

The 50th Anniversary of the Papal Encyclical Humanae Vitae will be commemorated at a national conference held in the Diocese of San Bernardino on July 27-28. Written by Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae

“Paul VI would not be surprised”

“Paul VI would not be surprised”

“The #MeToo movement, emotional wreckage, sexual disease and date rape are the realities we’ve inherited from the sexual revolution. Paul VI would not be surprised,” said Archbishop Charles Chaput in a speech Wednesday.

San Francisco archbishop defends ‘Humanae Vitae’

San Francisco archbishop defends ‘Humanae Vitae’

The promise of the sexual revolution and contraception was total sexual freedom for everyone.

“Sex is for fun and now women can have just as much fun without the consequences,” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

“Humanae Vitae” under siege

“Humanae Vitae” under siege

The siege on Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” has racked up two new assaults in recent days. But also an energetic counterattack.

The first and more authoritative assault bears the signature

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