The "Catechism" is the place to go for information about Catholic belief. This book attempts to explain a Catholics Questions like "Why is the Catholic Church opposed to birth control? Where in the Bible is birth control condemned as being contrary to the Will of God?" I as a non-Catholic Christian do not agree with the Churches views on birth control or abortion. But by reading the "Catechism" and researching these subjects on Catholic web sites. I will attempt to show the basis of the Churches views.

The Catholic Church is not opposed to birth control when it is accomplished by natural means, by self-control. It is opposed only to birth control by artificial means, by the employment of pills, condoms, IUD's, foams, jellies, sterilization, non-completion of the act of sexual union. ( Terwilliger, Web ) God slew Onan for practicing contraception (Gen. 38:9-10 Bible); the word ``onanism'' derives from Onan's deed. In Gene

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It can be argued that human life begins at conception, taking the life of an unborn child could be considered murder. Almost all society in the world considers the murder of a child to be a heinous act. Abortion was so unthinkable among Hebrews that no special mention of it was necessary in the Old Testament criminal code. God said "You shall not murder," and that was enough. Abortion rights have been the cornerstone of the feminist agenda, yet legalized abortion continues to be a highly controversial issue. We have created words like fetus, conceptus, or POC (products of conception) to feel better about the elective extermination of unborn children. Some feminists argue that the unborn child is not a person because it cannot live apart from the mother. The church views abortion as a way for a pregnant woman to get rid of a problem instead of a participating in the miracle of life

"Marriage is the first covenant in the Bible, therefore, every sexual act is intended by God to be a renewing of the marital covenant, the pledge of total self giving that was made by bride and groom in their offspring; the second is for the bonding of mates".(Colombia, Web) I believe somewhere between what the church teaches and what today's society practices there is a moral and right way to use birth control that God would want, but I would not be able at this point to understand this subject. Basicly the more I read the less I understand my own views.

Family planning is becoming more acceptable with Christian couples. If some precautions are not taken, a couple will normally produce about one child a year. Too many children creates other problems about which the Bible speaks. The Apostle Paul says in I (Timothy 5:8), "If a man provide not for those of his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel." It can be argued that having two children as opposed to twenty simply makes sense. In today's world it takes a great deal of time and money

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