tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post5672390919298024396..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Natural law and contraceptionRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-39668533627945352312017-02-04T19:35:38.059-05:002017-02-04T19:35:38.059-05:00Natural family planning separates the marital act ...Natural family planning separates the marital act from its (allegedly) primary purpose. <br /><br />Sex with a pregnant wife separates the marital act from its (allegedly) primary purpose. <br /><br />Conjugal relations with a postmenopausal woman separates the marital act from its (allegedly primary purpose. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-9165889876812261802017-02-04T03:27:35.107-05:002017-02-04T03:27:35.107-05:00Forgive me or anyone else not convinced by:
"...Forgive me or anyone else not convinced by:<br /><br />"the Catholic Church consistently teaches that artificial contraception is sinful, because it is also teaching of the Church"<br /><br />Some observers might struggle to find a difference between premise and conclusion. I would fail philosophy students who reasoned like that. This self-referential game does at least represent Catholic teaching. To quote a very good article I once read, which aptly describes the thinking in your post: <br /><br />"The only way in which the high church apologist manages to get away with many claims about the “Church” is simply due to a lack of interrogation of the term. But the minute you ask, “But what is the Church? How do you determine its boundaries? By what criteria do you decide who are the “Fathers”? What is Holy Tradition and how is it determined?” the entire rhetoric collapses. The “Church” rapidly vanishes into idealised platonic space." Stephen Galanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509266923792169486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-90581988186899729642017-02-03T18:34:52.846-05:002017-02-03T18:34:52.846-05:00Again, poor representation of Catholic teaching. T...Again, poor representation of Catholic teaching. The main reason why the Catholic Church consistently teaches that artificial contraception is sinful, because it is also teaching of the Church (see Pope Pius XI's encyclical Casti Connubii) that primary purpose of marriage is procreation and raising of children (there are also other purposes, such as growing in mutual love, mutual sanctification etc., but they are secondary). Thus, artificial contraception separates martial act from its primary purpose - the couple selfishly says "no" to God's possible will of bringing children.Arvingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575690683878059246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-85359129840043816182017-02-01T01:22:42.499-05:002017-02-01T01:22:42.499-05:00teological = teleologicalteological = teleologicalANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-79309306155238166372017-01-31T21:34:22.991-05:002017-01-31T21:34:22.991-05:00If disrupting the flow of nature is the unforgivab...If disrupting the flow of nature is the unforgivable sin, then what about fertility drugs? One can't stop ovulation with drugs, but can put ovaries into warp drive with clomiphene and other such agents. How does this natural law stuff work?Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-11943844393248773782017-01-31T17:50:49.324-05:002017-01-31T17:50:49.324-05:00Feet and toes are obviously not designed to functi...Feet and toes are obviously not designed to function with the same efficiency of <b>mani</b>pulation as hands and fingers. Yet, an armless guitar player played before Pope John Paul II via <b>pedi</b>pulation.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/zlZPYGBXQ44" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/zlZPYGBXQ44</a>ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-36766697872736353592017-01-31T17:44:31.526-05:002017-01-31T17:44:31.526-05:00Some people were born without arms or hands and us...Some people were born without arms or hands and use their legs and feet as substitutes. I wonder if that's a violation of natural law. The feet are poor substitutes for hands despite amazing displays like <a href="https://youtu.be/u4xB4WtHFX0?t=2m32s" rel="nofollow">THIS ONE</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/u4xB4WtHFX0?t=2m32s" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/u4xB4WtHFX0?t=2m32s</a>ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-24915787541191571792017-01-31T17:30:09.938-05:002017-01-31T17:30:09.938-05:00The penis has at least two teological purposes, (1...The penis has at least two teological purposes, (1) urination, (2) insemination. If each function occurs to the exclusion of the other by design, then why can't there be a third function of giving and receiving pleasure to the exclusion of insemination? Since it's already to the exclusion of urination?<br /><br />I'm probably misapplying the Catholic understanding of Natural Law, but I wonder if Catholics would be consistent in rejecting the chewing of bubble gum, the use of ear plugs to reduce noise when studying, and eye blinders for sleeping.<br /><br />ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.com